The youths in Kwara South under the auspice of Coalition
Groups of All Progressives Congress, APC members on Friday in Ilorin protested
against the nomination of Alhaji Lai Mohammed as minister from the state,
describing it as cheating amidst technocrats.
According to
Vanguard, Spokesman of the group, Prince Adetoyese Omokanye who led the
protesters had earlier gone to Ajase-Ipo,the political headquarters of Kwara
South to express their anger to the senatorial Chairman, Alhaji Jimoh Balogun
who also brought them to the state secretariat in Ilorin.
Apparently, Omokanye who demanded immediate replacement
of Alhaji Lai Mohammed while presenting the letter of protest to the state
chairman,Alhaji Ishola Balogun Fulani at the party secretariat said that the
ministerial nominee did not contribute in any way to the success of APC in
kwara state in the last elections.
According to him,”His permanent voter’s card(PVC) was
registered and collected in Lagos and all his contributions for the emergence
of APC at the federal level are through lagos. He was not in Kwara all through
the electioneering exercise and couldn’t influence our electoral successes at
the poll.His son is presently a member of Lagos state house of assembly”
“Therefore,he stressed,”we are baffled when newspapers
claims indicated that he represents Kwara state in the ministerial list
submitted by the president to the national assembly for screening”
“Our assumption was that two nominees have been taken
from Lagos, Alhaji Lai Mohammed and Mr Babatunde Raji Fashola”he added.
The spokesman also said that,”confirming Lai Mohammed as
representing Kwara state in the ministerial position is denying Kwara state of
being represented at that level.
It will be justice denied,and a promotion of unfairness
and political exclusion of Kwara state in the affairs of our country”
He said,”To this end,we request that Mr President chose
among qualified individuals with impeccable character from Kwara South
senatorial district to represent the state at the federal council. Kwara south
senatorial district is made up of seven local government out of the sixteen in
the entire state”
“We have great minds,success stories that could bring
more and positive impacts to the nation building,people with unbeatable track
records and have impacted positively to the social,political and economic
integration of Kwara state. These group contributed greatly to the success of
APC at all levels in Kwara state”he added.
Responding,the state chairman,Alhaji Ishola
Balogun-Fulani commended the youths for conducting themselves peacefully
without any rancour,assuring that their concern would be forwarded to the
appropriate c quarters.
He also told journalists that the party hierarchy in the
state was not consulted before the nomination of Alhaji Lai Mohammed .
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