By Dare Akogun
The Member representing Ilorin East/South Federal Constituency and Chairman, House Committee on National Planning and Economic Development, Hon. Abdulganiyu Saka Cook-Olododo has promised to build classrooms for Markaz Imam Salih, Ilorin – an Arabic and Islamic school owned by the Chief Imam of Ilorin, Sheikh Muhammad Bashir Salihu.
Olododo, who is the Social Democratic Party (SDP)’s candidate for Ilorin East/South Federal Constituency also made donation of the sum of One Million Naira to the School, to support its running.
The donations were made by the lawmaker during Walimatul-Quran ceremony at the Egbejila main campus of the school.
Olododo said the cash donation is made on behalf of his campaign council, family, supporters and well wishers, in appreciation and recognition of the significance of the school to building a society where godliness and morality triumph.
While hailing the giant strides of the lawmaker, the Chief Imam of Ilorin, Sheikh Mohammed Bashir Salih described Hon. Olododo as a man of his words whom have contributed in no small measure to human capital development and Ilorin Emirate as a whole.
Imam Bashir, prayed for the continued success and prosperity of the lawmaker, particularly wishing him success at the February 25th polls.
Meanwhile the Ganiyu Saka Cook Olododo Campaign Council (GSCCO) has uncovered alleged diabolical plots by certain opposition elements in Kwara state, targeted against Olododo.
A statement issued by the Director Media and Publicity of Ganiyu Saka Cook-Olododo Campaign Council, Ibrahim Sheriff (Gold) disclosed that a woman whose identity is yet to be ascertained, was sent to drop a nylon containing fetish items at the gate of Hon. Olododo’s AbdulRazaq road residence in the State capital.
According to the statement “We hereby wish to inform the general public, that having realized their imminent defeat in the 25th February, 2023 elections, one of our opposing political party has resorted to diabolical means against the people of Ilorin East/South Federal Constituency and particularly, against Hon. (Dr) Abdulganiyu Saka Cook Olododo.
“The fetish items, believed to be targeted at harming our principal was dropped at his entrance on the evening of Saturday 4th February , 2023 at about 5pm by the said lady, who proceeded to the suspected candidate’s residence, who incidentally, is a neighbor to Olododo after dropping the fetish items at the latter’s residence entrance.
“We wish to alert the general public and security agencies about these political desperados in Kwara state, and also state that they should be put on watchlist for any possible attack, physical or spiritual on the SDP’s candidate or his supporters, before, during and after the 2023 elections”, it added.
