By Joe Adedeji, Ilorin.
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has declared that the era of sharing of government money as against rendering services to the people in the state was over.
Speaking in a live-broadcast cum media chat to mark his one year in office at the Government House, Governor AbdulRazaq said he would listen to those who expect him to give out public money for the sake of it, not even acquaintances.
The governor had lamented the bad state of governance he inherited from his predecessor where public fund was being shared indiscriminately to their apologists at the expense of the generality of the people of Kwara State.
He vowed that he had the people’s mandate to serve which has been his resolve since his inauguration as governor pointing out that would cause a detour, from that focus.
His words; “we took over from were interested in sharing money which they did to the moment in office and after they left, people are asking for services.
“These were the services they denied the people for several years and sadly, we are now picking the rubles of the damages”.
He bemoaned the lack of access roads aside the Federal Roads, lack of potable water, dilapidated school buildings, sales of Government Quarters, ill-equipped hospitals and health personnel, backlog of salary arrears, collapsed government structures among others which his administration inherited.
The governor saluted the people’s endurance of the effects of COVID-19 lockdown but quickly warned that instead of the spread of Corona Virus to abate, it is spreading more by day.
“The way it is going, it may be with us for sometime more. I plead with the people to abide by all the precautionary measures prescribed by the COVID-19 Committees to stay safe.
He highlighted the rewards of the government’s focus and policy on roads which included 36 projects spreading across the three Senatorial Districts, completion of inherited water projects as well as resuscitation of others, renovation of school classrooms to modern standards as well as ensuring prompt payment of workers’ salaries.
“More goodies this government has packaged for the will be unfolding as we trod on”, he declared.