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Residents of Kwara State have been urged to support government initiatives to transform the state and make it economically viable.
The State Commissioner for Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Afees Abolore made the call at a maiden public lecture in honour of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq held at the NUJ Press Centre Ilorin.
The lecture, themed, “Legacy of leadership: Examining the long term Impact of AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq Governance on Kwarans”, was organised by the NUJ, Kwara State Council.
Dr Afees Abolore explained that the urban renewal and infrastructural development in the state is unprecedented and advised people of the state to take advantage of the adoption of inclusiveness initiative of the government to contribute their own quota to the development of the state
He said the initiative has been able to provide the residents of the state the opportunity to take ownership of projects site in their communities.
The Commissioner explained that the State Governor has been able to fix the infrastructural deficit inherited in the state.
In a remark, the Chairman of the occasion, former Dean Postgraduate School University of Ilorin, Professor Yusuf Badmas represented by Dr.Abdulhamid Badmas commended the exemplary leadership provided by Governor AbdulRazaq.
Professor Badmus appealed to the State Government to initiate more projects in schools to promote educational development in the state.
In an address, the Chairman, Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Kwara state Council, Mallam Ahmed Abdullateef said the purpose of the lecture is to ginger wealthy residents of the state to support the government in providing and maintaining projects in their communities.
He said the development experienced in the state is unprecedented, adding that the Governor has contributed greatly in meeting the yearnings and aspirations of the people of the state.
By Abdullahi Ahmed
