By Dare Akogun
The Gubernatorial candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP in Kwara state reiterate his commitment to bringing sustainable growth infrasctural development.
Special Adviser, Media and Strategy to PDP Guber candidate Abdulwahab Oba, made this known in a statement issued today in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital.
Oba in the statement which was reacting to allegations of fraud or indictment by any government or security agencies stated that Yaman or his company has never been investigated nor indicted for any financial crime.
According to the statement, “For clarity, Alh Shuaibu Yaman remains committed to bringing prosperity to Kwara through sustainable growth and the development of infrastructure.
“Alh Yaman or his company has never been accused, investigated or indicted by any government or security agencies. He has received awards of excellence from governments and individuals for every of his professional service. The records are there for all to verify,” he said.
Wahab who expressed worry that the AbdulRazaq led administration has taken upon itself to push malicious, disdainful propaganda against the PDP candidate shows that he is the candidate to beat in the March 11, 2023 gubernatorial polls.
“At one point, the baseless and inflammatory media attack alleged that Alh Yaman was being flown to India for medical attention.
“When that contemptuous evocation did not resonate with the teaming people, the hired purveyors of fake news spewed another lie that Yaman agrees to step down as PDP candidate for another party’s standard bearer. That again fell flat.
“Now, it is another malicious, disdainful and unsubstantiated allegation of corruption against Alh. Shuaibu Yaman Abdullahi, a man whose main credentials going into the governorship race are unblemished track records of fiscal responsibility and strategic, administrative and leadership skills.
“A few days to the Gubernatorial and House of Assembly elections we expect more of those apprehensive and disdainful attacks on only the Peoples Democratic Party’s Candidate, which understandably are reflective of the reality that he remains the only credible alternative to Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq.
“Governor AbdulRazaq is weighed down with unprecedented debt burden and unfilled promises of minimum wage, payment of salary arrears, the disparity in the salaries of SUBEB and TESCOM teachers and payments of outstanding pensions and gratuities of state pensioners.
“We call on AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to account for N17.9 b he kept in a bank, N18.6b infrastructure support fund, N14.2b SUBEB counterpart fund and more than N110b allegedly generated by KWIRS under his watch.
“We call on the Governor to pay workers of Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin and the College of Arabic and Islamic Studies their January and February salaries rather than recklessly keep sharing the state’s meagre resources as political largesse,” he said.
