DR. ABUBAKAR @BUKOLASARAKI AND HIS UNBEATABLE RECORDS AS A GOVERNOR OF KWARA STATE

By Bashir Akanbi (@Bashirakanbi)

This publication is aimed at straightening things without ambiguities. A rational being would be personally worried seeing some rascals referring to white as red for Nigerians, all in the name of nailing their political opponents and antagonists of their satanic missions for Nigerians. However, it is always mind-bothering reading some mischievous commentators on social media claiming Sen. Abubakar Bukola Saraki achieved nothing as Kwara state Governor between 2003 and 2011. One would have decided to ignore or underplay such comments but there is need to engage their mischiefs because of the undiscerning readers.

After the March 28 Presidential and National Assembly elections which saw the triumphs of General Muhammadu Buhari elected as President of Nigeria and some Senators like Sen. (Dr.) Bukola Saraki elected as Senators of Federal Republic of Nigeria, I have been reading some concoctions of nonsense ignorantly packaged by some weak hearted people who have resorted to calumny of distorted facts, all aimed at tarnishing the good image and person of Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS), who has been rendering selfless humanitarian services in the cause of fulfilling all his mandates. This he has displayed in several community development projects, both in cash and kind to the people of his state (Kwara) and the country at large through the several political/public offices he has held in the past and he is holding presently.

Verily, the 2013 politically progressive movement of G7 (New PDP) into APC that was seen as a welcome move by everyone who genuinely likes and wants the best for Nigeria, was seen by the conservative retarders as threat to their hood winking. Anyway, one needs more than four walled schooling to be well schooled in the Fine Arts, Science and Schematics of a developing environment as ours, and prepare today for the future as we see in the progressive steps of Sen. Bukola Saraki. The hundred percent acceptance of his leadership by Kwarans as he delivered all elective positions hundred percent to APC and the success of APC in the presidential election has answered the visionless minds who still wanted Nigeria to continue under the cruel government of Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (GEJ), simply because they were ingesting the national largesse or optimistic to be its beneficiaries if GEJ won. Some of them even believed “Federal might” works but Senator Saraki consistently told us such powers are impotent at the height of current political revolutions. Today, some of his boys who served under him as Commissioners, SAs etc but stayed and got capsized with the PDP ship are now spreading their freehold trust in the vision and qualitative leadership of their ex-boss. Meanwhile, many of them boasted and bragged of their party’s victory in the 2015 poll but God who is not hypocritical in his ordainments vindicated Saraki’s political dynasty under the leadership of Sen. Saraki. This is simply because it was this same dynastic that nurtured politically, all of them including their gubernatorial aspirant, Sen. Simeon Ajibola who was nominated and pivoted by Sen. Bukola Saraki in 2011 amidst some controversies which surrounded his candidature. Now all of them have not only gone into extinction, they have untimely reached the terminus of their political careers.

Shouldn’t we commend Sen. Abubakar Bukola Saraki for giving Kwara new developmental direction as below?
- Has Kwara State University (KWASU) he established not become the pride of Kwarans, home and abroad, not to talk of the host community, Malete? The University all the past Governors (military or democratically elected) could not establish for one of the firstly created states like Kwara.
- Is Ilorin International Aviation School not a source of knowledge cum employment for Kwarans and others? Of course it adds to the IGR of Kwara state.
- The rehabilitation of Ilorin Airport to international standard and construction of Ilorin Cargo Terminal is also worth commending him for.
- The Civic Centre on the Asa Dam axis, and even playing host to an international stars including Akon to open the edifice during Nigeria @50 celebration in 2010 as evidence of capability of the venue and scenery is for any kind of event? It leaked that the capacity and beauty of the Civic Centre made Jonathan and PDP to insist on scheduling their rented and imported crowd rally at the Metropolitan Square early 2014.
- Was it not ABS that sponsored the Community Health Insurance and Kwara Safe Maternity Service Act?
- As a Medical Doctor, he established Kwara Advanced Ultramodern Diagnosis Centre which is one of the best in Africa rendering a world’s standard service at affordable cost. I am bold to tell the world that this centre is widely visited from all parts of Nigeria and neighboring countries.
- Was it not ABS who provided us with Ganmo Power Generation Plant, hundreds of ordinary power substations and some injection Substations and Water Works Construction?
- Was it not ABS that started and completed the Ilorin-Oshogbo Road, Baruten road, hundreds of road constructions and rehabilitations across all the 16 local governments of the state, particularly, Ilorin and other mega cities of the state?
- The road from Kwara Police Command A Division to Offa Garage and many other roads were made dual carriage roads and rehabilitated during his first tenure and that of Offa Garage was extended to Ganmo town at the tail end of his second tenure.
- These roads were not only tarred but decorated by beautiful medium kerbs, attractive flowers and street lights. Have we forgotten how Kwarans nicknamed him “The Road Builder”?
- Was it not the same ABS that sponsored the Kwara Child Rights Act?
- What about Every Child Counts programme and many children’s oriented policies he initiated through the office of the brilliant Commissioner for Education and Former Nigeria Minister of Sports, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi which were even adopted by Federal Ministry of Education?
- Have we forgotten so soon the Voluntary Teaching Services by Bolaji Abdullahi in which thousands of Kwara graduates were engaged and given stipends monthly before more than ninety percent of them were absorbed into the state Civil Service, Teaching Service and SUBEB?
- What about the Kwara Clean and Green Programme which positioned Kwara as the cleanest State in the country during his first tenure?
- What about Kwara Stadium Modernisation, Expansion and Internationalization?
- What about the establishment of Kwara Football Academy (KFA) which was the talk of the world as Jose Morhino of Chelsea Football Club of England and many international soccer stars attended its foundation laying event?
- He established his own football team, Abubakar Bukola Saraki Football Club (ABS FC) which together with its twin team, Kwara United was always among the top clubs in the Nigeria Premier League. There is no gainsaying fact that Kwara sporting activities was at its peak during ABS’ tenure.
- This same ABS ensured the maintenance of peace, creating an enabling environment for growth and development, enabling haven for several private sector industrialists to promote socio-economic growth of the state.
- Have you ever bothered to inquire, what was the old Adewole before the current Adewole Estate, who vilified Late George Innih, who started the process then, why not appreciate the various estates (Mandate I, II and III, Harmony Estate, Irewolede Phase II, Mandate Estate Omun-Aran etc) initiated by ABS? Mandate Modern Market along Western Reservoir Road, Ilorin is also not left out.
- He facilitated the construction of Ilorin Ultramodern Central Mosque through his friends and associates as fund raisers in 2010.
- What about his many agricultural interests and youths’ training and retraining programmes on farming with startup kits and grants in Malete ADP and other parts of the state? These projected Kwara State and Dr. Bukola Saraki as the best in Agriculture. I hope we do not forget so soon that he was awarded several times by Federal Government and many agricultural NGOs as the best Nigerian Governor in Agriculture during his tenure.
- Shonga Farm Holdings as a model farm, owned by GTB, FCMB, UNITY, KEYSTONE & ACCESS Banks + Kwara State Government, without an individual owning a share in the model “individual farming” system. Do you even know that if you drink WAMPCO’s (PEAK, THREE CROWN milk) milk or Nutricima’s product, that you are drinking Shonga’s milk indirectly!?
- It is a pity that in this 21st century, we can have people still too befuddled to add 2+2 and get 4!. How can a multinational company deal with a government and an individual will own part of the structural income?
- I also heard of the utter rubbish that ABS wanted to relocate the Eid Praying ground, will he also relocate the cemetery? Anybody that goes and knows Eil Praying Ground very well would know its boundary has many decades back, been demarcated by fence at the back. So nobody tampered with the sacred land.
- What about the juicy federal political appointments he facilitated with his intimacy with the late President Yaradua and office as the Chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum for many Kwarans like Prof. Oba Abdulraheem, Dr. Yomi Ogunsola into Federal Character Commission, Bio Ibrahim, Nimota Akanbi and many others? These exclude Kwarans who he used same influence transferred into federal public services as Directors and top public servants from state civil service.
- What about the youths’ involvement in the leadership of the state in which we had the likes of Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed, Hon. Zakari Mohammed and so on appointed as Commissioners in their 30s?
- Rehabilitation and Modernization of Kwara Office Complexes housing many Ministries in the year 2009 to boost the morale of Civil Servants and enhance productivities was also lauded and smiled at by Kwarans then.
- The creation of office of Youths Empowerment Coordinators (YEC) for all the 16 LGs through whom his unmatchable youth empowerment strides were carried out is also memorable to mention. LG Liaison Officers (LO) to governors were also appointed among youths. Tourism, Environmental, Women Affairs and other ministries also had it big during this period.
These are just few within the limit of my easy remembrance out of the monumental achievements of Dr. Bukola Saraki as Kwara State Governor. I am sure his aides then should be able to mention many hundreds of such unbeatable track records. They are too numerous to mention. His philanthropic gestures are second to none among his equals in Nigeria. Any personal contact with him will confirm that he is so humble, generous and likes to give arms in anonymity.

What has PDP cohorts done in history to develop the state? They didn't have the courage to ever commit to the solid infrastructural developments, but now that it is in place, they come as nocturnal visitors on every election period from the Federal Capital to steal from where they never sowed.

It is high time that the people of Kwara awoke from their lethargy and note that the so called forefinger is only a finger, notably in the fore ably assisted by four fingers. Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, now the Senate President of Federal Republic of Nigeria is a man, who has blood in his vein like yours, and if some people with a warped sense of transferring their hatred of Dr. Sola Saraki onto Bukola Saraki, haven hidden under the cloak of same Bukola Saraki to gain foothold of power are now rabid enough to be barking down the tree they climbed up on, time shall tell who really wanted the best for this state. Many people do not know that it was not Bukola Saraki’s political wisdom that won him the highly coveted seat of Senate Presidency but his goodwills and beneficial relationship many of his fellow governors and political associates have enjoyed from him in the past. That made the likes of Sen. Sanni Yerima, Danjuma Goje, Godswil Akpabio, Andy Uba and many of them stood across the party lines to support him for the position. Evidently, the vote of confidence passed by 81 Senators last week, which in figure, included 35 APC and 46 PDP Senators finally showed Sen. Bukola Saraki truly had the 35 APC supporting senators as he previously claimed. So had it been the Lawan Group did not abscond from the venue of the first primary election, which gave them more time to buy more Senators from Saraki and that APC did not wittingly insist on Open Balloting System during the second mock election, Saraki would have won gallantly. Well, his election was constitutional and nothing was treacherous about it. Politics itself adopts treachery as an instrument. Alas! Sen. Saraki whose political sagacity does not lie on words but nationalism and patriotism to the subjugated Nigerians played it rightly.

What more can a state governed by a man of monumental achievements, aptly named “Maigida” meaning “Owner of house” look for as sample of a “leading by example” leader? Anyone who knew Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed as a new entrant into public service in 2003 and/or during his stint at both the Finance and later the newly created Planning and Economic Development Ministry in Kwara State, will attest to His Excellency’s quiet hardworking attitude, so for anyone to describe his mien as a sign of weakness has never seen what a cougar looks like in the bush before pouncing. A government of continuity is always like that. Obviously, Dr. Ahmed was busy completing some of the projects his predecessor and leader, Sen. Bukola Saraki could not complete in his first year in office alongside many Kwarans’ oriented projects. Kwarans should discern that they are fabrications of their political opponents, forgetting the politics NOW is more advanced than the politics THEN. That is, political propaganda do not always work now, it is candidates’ goodwills and works that speak for them. It is obvious that the personality of Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed which is in higher inches better than all his opponents that resulted in his reelection in the April 11 general election. Indeed, Kwara is set to clutch the climax of her glory with Sen. Bukola Saraki as the Senate President of Nigeria who would be complementing and supplementing the Better Kwara Initiatives of Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed. They both need constructive criticisms not detractions incited by political opponents and in-fighters of APC from other states. They need our prayers to perform as expected. May God guild and protect them to better our lives as Kwarans and Kwara as our state.

So, agent provocateurs, be warned.
These are merely scratching the veneer of truth.
More are coming as events unfold.

ok



where kwara people

because his senate presidency is not in favour of some power broker dats y they are bringing him down..he tried his best as d governor of Kwara... No saint governor in Nigeria

does it really matter??...pls dnt quote me

fashoo2010:
because his senate presidency is not in favour of some power broker dats y they are bringing him down..he tried his best as d governor of Kwara... No saint governor in Nigeria

he LOOTED and pollooted kwara state.

Kwara state looks like a shit hole. Honestly.

At least, I can attest to some of the executed projects.
The only problem he had was transparency, his administration was marred by flaws and irregularities.
he cajole the state house of assembly to pass an illegal bill, that allows him to own a mansion as a former governor.

INTROVERT:
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where kwara people

here we are and na true !!!

1toRtoiSe1:
he LOOTED and pollooted kwara state.

Kwara state looks like a shit hole. Honestly.

Stop behaving like a thug and a fool ... There are so many points in the Op , just pick up one of them and refute it by giving contrary factual evidence.

I am from Kwara and the above are the truth .... Bukola is the best Governor , Kwara state as ever produced since return to democracy in 1999 more better than Gov. Mohd Alabi Lawal and Fatai Megida ... .... Though Bukola highhandedness on Kwara state may not be good for the democracy of the state ......

In terms of administrative acumen, Bukola is a proven czar !!!

BUKOLA SARAKI was among those that contributed to president Buhari success. Now Tinubu has come between them because of his hunger for power using the party and the party members as cover up for his own ambition. If Buhari is not ready to work with BUKOLA, he should also forget working with Tinubu because he is corrupt too.

Don't spoon feed us with Ganmo power plant that cannot supply power for 6 hours a day to Fagba street, Emir's road and other ancient / indigenous axis of Ilorin

fashoo2010:
because his senate presidency is not in favour of some power broker dats y they are bringing him down..he tried his best as d governor of Kwara... No saint governor in Nigeria

Mohammad Lawal performed far better thank him... He has sold government property he built with tax payers money to himself all in the name of privatisation...
Try my foot

Bollove:
here we are and na true !!!

He executed crab as projects yet you people are celebrating mediocrity

Bollove:
Stop behaving like a thug and a fool ... There are so many points in the Op , just pick up one of them and refute it by giving contrary factual evidence.

I am from Kwara and the above are the truth .... Bukola is the best Governor , Kwara state as ever produced since return to democracy in 1999 more better than Gov. Mohd Alabi Lawal and Fatai Megida ... .... Though Bukola highhandedness on Kwara state may not be good for the democracy of the state ......

In terms of administrative acumen, Bukola is a proven czar !!!

Nothing is special about Bukola as a governor of Kwara State, he was just an opportunist that prefer mediocrity to real dividend of democracy...
He left office 4 years ago and all those things you called his achievements are not functioning again, Kwara Football Academy, Shonga farm, Ganmo power plant, and other crabs u listed are not adding value to ordinary kwaran on the street of Omu Aran

kennydee05:

He executed crab as projects yet you people are celebrating mediocrity

U be mumu ... when u wanto criticise , do so constructively even if you no go school atleast U sha get some tissue inside your head call brain ... use am reason , OK

Oya , pick one point in the Op and refute am say na lie

kennydee05:

Nothing is special about Bukola as a governor of Kwara State, he was just an opportunist that prefer mediocrity to real dividend of democracy...
He left office 4 years ago and all those things you called his achievements are not functioning again, Kwara Football Academy, Shonga farm, Ganmo power plant, and other crabs u listed are not adding value to ordinary kwaran on the street of Omu Aran

Lol, U are based in remote OmuAran andnfrom there U wanna see the whole Kwara .... when was the last time you visited Kwara State Stadium and you discover Kwara Football academy ai t working ... conduct investigative criticism and don't stay up inside that bush all ur life.....

Shonga farm is still working ma fwend .... I don't know the status of Ganmo power plant sha ..... oya come mention other things

babanett:
DR. ABUBAKAR @BUKOLASARAKI AND HIS UNBEATABLE RECORDS AS A GOVERNOR OF KWARA STATE

By Bashir Akanbi (@Bashirakanbi)

This publication is aimed at straightening things without ambiguities. A rational being would be personally worried seeing some rascals referring to white as red for Nigerians, all in the name of nailing their political opponents and antagonists of their satanic missions for Nigerians. However, it is always mind-bothering reading some mischievous commentators on social media claiming Sen. Abubakar Bukola Saraki achieved nothing as Kwara state Governor between 2003 and 2011. One would have decided to ignore or underplay such comments but there is need to engage their mischiefs because of the undiscerning readers.

After the March 28 Presidential and National Assembly elections which saw the triumphs of General Muhammadu Buhari elected as President of Nigeria and some Senators like Sen. (Dr.) Bukola Saraki elected as Senators of Federal Republic of Nigeria, I have been reading some concoctions of nonsense ignorantly packaged by some weak hearted people who have resorted to calumny of distorted facts, all aimed at tarnishing the good image and person of Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS), who has been rendering selfless humanitarian services in the cause of fulfilling all his mandates. This he has displayed in several community development projects, both in cash and kind to the people of his state (Kwara) and the country at large through the several political/public offices he has held in the past and he is holding presently.

Verily, the 2013 politically progressive movement of G7 (New PDP) into APC that was seen as a welcome move by everyone who genuinely likes and wants the best for Nigeria, was seen by the conservative retarders as threat to their hood winking. Anyway, one needs more than four walled schooling to be well schooled in the Fine Arts, Science and Schematics of a developing environment as ours, and prepare today for the future as we see in the progressive steps of Sen. Bukola Saraki. The hundred percent acceptance of his leadership by Kwarans as he delivered all elective positions hundred percent to APC and the success of APC in the presidential election has answered the visionless minds who still wanted Nigeria to continue under the cruel government of Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (GEJ), simply because they were ingesting the national largesse or optimistic to be its beneficiaries if GEJ won. Some of them even believed “Federal might” works but Senator Saraki consistently told us such powers are impotent at the height of current political revolutions. Today, some of his boys who served under him as Commissioners, SAs etc but stayed and got capsized with the PDP ship are now spreading their freehold trust in the vision and qualitative leadership of their ex-boss. Meanwhile, many of them boasted and bragged of their party’s victory in the 2015 poll but God who is not hypocritical in his ordainments vindicated Saraki’s political dynasty under the leadership of Sen. Saraki. This is simply because it was this same dynastic that nurtured politically, all of them including their gubernatorial aspirant, Sen. Simeon Ajibola who was nominated and pivoted by Sen. Bukola Saraki in 2011 amidst some controversies which surrounded his candidature. Now all of them have not only gone into extinction, they have untimely reached the terminus of their political careers.

Shouldn’t we commend Sen. Abubakar Bukola Saraki for giving Kwara new developmental direction as below?
- Has Kwara State University (KWASU) he established not become the pride of Kwarans, home and abroad, not to talk of the host community, Malete? The University all the past Governors (military or democratically elected) could not establish for one of the firstly created states like Kwara.
- Is Ilorin International Aviation School not a source of knowledge cum employment for Kwarans and others? Of course it adds to the IGR of Kwara state.
- The rehabilitation of Ilorin Airport to international standard and construction of Ilorin Cargo Terminal is also worth commending him for.
- The Civic Centre on the Asa Dam axis, and even playing host to an international stars including Akon to open the edifice during Nigeria @50 celebration in 2010 as evidence of capability of the venue and scenery is for any kind of event? It leaked that the capacity and beauty of the Civic Centre made Jonathan and PDP to insist on scheduling their rented and imported crowd rally at the Metropolitan Square early 2014.
- Was it not ABS that sponsored the Community Health Insurance and Kwara Safe Maternity Service Act?
- As a Medical Doctor, he established Kwara Advanced Ultramodern Diagnosis Centre which is one of the best in Africa rendering a world’s standard service at affordable cost. I am bold to tell the world that this centre is widely visited from all parts of Nigeria and neighboring countries.
- Was it not ABS who provided us with Ganmo Power Generation Plant, hundreds of ordinary power substations and some injection Substations and Water Works Construction?
- Was it not ABS that started and completed the Ilorin-Oshogbo Road, Baruten road, hundreds of road constructions and rehabilitations across all the 16 local governments of the state, particularly, Ilorin and other mega cities of the state?
- The road from Kwara Police Command A Division to Offa Garage and many other roads were made dual carriage roads and rehabilitated during his first tenure and that of Offa Garage was extended to Ganmo town at the tail end of his second tenure.
- These roads were not only tarred but decorated by beautiful medium kerbs, attractive flowers and street lights. Have we forgotten how Kwarans nicknamed him “The Road Builder”?
- Was it not the same ABS that sponsored the Kwara Child Rights Act?
- What about Every Child Counts programme and many children’s oriented policies he initiated through the office of the brilliant Commissioner for Education and Former Nigeria Minister of Sports, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi which were even adopted by Federal Ministry of Education?
- Have we forgotten so soon the Voluntary Teaching Services by Bolaji Abdullahi in which thousands of Kwara graduates were engaged and given stipends monthly before more than ninety percent of them were absorbed into the state Civil Service, Teaching Service and SUBEB?
- What about the Kwara Clean and Green Programme which positioned Kwara as the cleanest State in the country during his first tenure?
- What about Kwara Stadium Modernisation, Expansion and Internationalization?
- What about the establishment of Kwara Football Academy (KFA) which was the talk of the world as Jose Morhino of Chelsea Football Club of England and many international soccer stars attended its foundation laying event?
- He established his own football team, Abubakar Bukola Saraki Football Club (ABS FC) which together with its twin team, Kwara United was always among the top clubs in the Nigeria Premier League. There is no gainsaying fact that Kwara sporting activities was at its peak during ABS’ tenure.
- This same ABS ensured the maintenance of peace, creating an enabling environment for growth and development, enabling haven for several private sector industrialists to promote socio-economic growth of the state.
- Have you ever bothered to inquire, what was the old Adewole before the current Adewole Estate, who vilified Late George Innih, who started the process then, why not appreciate the various estates (Mandate I, II and III, Harmony Estate, Irewolede Phase II, Mandate Estate Omun-Aran etc) initiated by ABS? Mandate Modern Market along Western Reservoir Road, Ilorin is also not left out.
- He facilitated the construction of Ilorin Ultramodern Central Mosque through his friends and associates as fund raisers in 2010.
- What about his many agricultural interests and youths’ training and retraining programmes on farming with startup kits and grants in Malete ADP and other parts of the state? These projected Kwara State and Dr. Bukola Saraki as the best in Agriculture. I hope we do not forget so soon that he was awarded several times by Federal Government and many agricultural NGOs as the best Nigerian Governor in Agriculture during his tenure.
- Shonga Farm Holdings as a model farm, owned by GTB, FCMB, UNITY, KEYSTONE & ACCESS Banks + Kwara State Government, without an individual owning a share in the model “individual farming” system. Do you even know that if you drink WAMPCO’s (PEAK, THREE CROWN milk) milk or Nutricima’s product, that you are drinking Shonga’s milk indirectly!?
- It is a pity that in this 21st century, we can have people still too befuddled to add 2+2 and get 4!. How can a multinational company deal with a government and an individual will own part of the structural income?
- I also heard of the utter rubbish that ABS wanted to relocate the Eid Praying ground, will he also relocate the cemetery? Anybody that goes and knows Eil Praying Ground very well would know its boundary has many decades back, been demarcated by fence at the back. So nobody tampered with the sacred land.
- What about the juicy federal political appointments he facilitated with his intimacy with the late President Yaradua and office as the Chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum for many Kwarans like Prof. Oba Abdulraheem, Dr. Yomi Ogunsola into Federal Character Commission, Bio Ibrahim, Nimota Akanbi and many others? These exclude Kwarans who he used same influence transferred into federal public services as Directors and top public servants from state civil service.
- What about the youths’ involvement in the leadership of the state in which we had the likes of Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed, Hon. Zakari Mohammed and so on appointed as Commissioners in their 30s?
- Rehabilitation and Modernization of Kwara Office Complexes housing many Ministries in the year 2009 to boost the morale of Civil Servants and enhance productivities was also lauded and smiled at by Kwarans then.
- The creation of office of Youths Empowerment Coordinators (YEC) for all the 16 LGs through whom his unmatchable youth empowerment strides were carried out is also memorable to mention. LG Liaison Officers (LO) to governors were also appointed among youths. Tourism, Environmental, Women Affairs and other ministries also had it big during this period.
These are just few within the limit of my easy remembrance out of the monumental achievements of Dr. Bukola Saraki as Kwara State Governor. I am sure his aides then should be able to mention many hundreds of such unbeatable track records. They are too numerous to mention. His philanthropic gestures are second to none among his equals in Nigeria. Any personal contact with him will confirm that he is so humble, generous and likes to give arms in anonymity.

What has PDP cohorts done in history to develop the state? They didn't have the courage to ever commit to the solid infrastructural developments, but now that it is in place, they come as nocturnal visitors on every election period from the Federal Capital to steal from where they never sowed.

It is high time that the people of Kwara awoke from their lethargy and note that the so called forefinger is only a finger, notably in the fore ably assisted by four fingers. Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, now the Senate President of Federal Republic of Nigeria is a man, who has blood in his vein like yours, and if some people with a warped sense of transferring their hatred of Dr. Sola Saraki onto Bukola Saraki, haven hidden under the cloak of same Bukola Saraki to gain foothold of power are now rabid enough to be barking down the tree they climbed up on, time shall tell who really wanted the best for this state. Many people do not know that it was not Bukola Saraki’s political wisdom that won him the highly coveted seat of Senate Presidency but his goodwills and beneficial relationship many of his fellow governors and political associates have enjoyed from him in the past. That made the likes of Sen. Sanni Yerima, Danjuma Goje, Godswil Akpabio, Andy Uba and many of them stood across the party lines to support him for the position. Evidently, the vote of confidence passed by 81 Senators last week, which in figure, included 35 APC and 46 PDP Senators finally showed Sen. Bukola Saraki truly had the 35 APC supporting senators as he previously claimed. So had it been the Lawan Group did not abscond from the venue of the first primary election, which gave them more time to buy more Senators from Saraki and that APC did not wittingly insist on Open Balloting System during the second mock election, Saraki would have won gallantly. Well, his election was constitutional and nothing was treacherous about it. Politics itself adopts treachery as an instrument. Alas! Sen. Saraki whose political sagacity does not lie on words but nationalism and patriotism to the subjugated Nigerians played it rightly.

What more can a state governed by a man of monumental achievements, aptly named “Maigida” meaning “Owner of house” look for as sample of a “leading by example” leader? Anyone who knew Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed as a new entrant into public service in 2003 and/or during his stint at both the Finance and later the newly created Planning and Economic Development Ministry in Kwara State, will attest to His Excellency’s quiet hardworking attitude, so for anyone to describe his mien as a sign of weakness has never seen what a cougar looks like in the bush before pouncing. A government of continuity is always like that. Obviously, Dr. Ahmed was busy completing some of the projects his predecessor and leader, Sen. Bukola Saraki could not complete in his first year in office alongside many Kwarans’ oriented projects. Kwarans should discern that they are fabrications of their political opponents, forgetting the politics NOW is more advanced than the politics THEN. That is, political propaganda do not always work now, it is candidates’ goodwills and works that speak for them. It is obvious that the personality of Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed which is in higher inches better than all his opponents that resulted in his reelection in the April 11 general election. Indeed, Kwara is set to clutch the climax of her glory with Sen. Bukola Saraki as the Senate President of Nigeria who would be complementing and supplementing the Better Kwara Initiatives of Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed. They both need constructive criticisms not detractions incited by political opponents and in-fighters of APC from other states. They need our prayers to perform as expected. May God guild and protect them to better our lives as Kwarans and Kwara as our state.

So, agent provocateurs, be warned.
These are merely scratching the veneer of truth.
More are coming as events unfold.

What about him using a money that can construct 5 flyovers of 5000 metres each to construct just one at post office?
Stop celebrating mediocrity

Bollove:
Lol, U are based in remote OmuAran andnfrom there U wanna see the whole Kwara .... when was the last time you visited Kwara State Stadium and you discover Kwara Football academy ai t working ... conduct investigative criticism and don't stay up inside that bush all ur life.....

Shonga farm is still working ma fwend .... I don't know the status of Ganmo power plant sha ..... oya come mention other things

Hey guy, have never spend 10 hours in Omu Aran in my entire life time

Am a kwaran,i spent nothing less than 7 years in Ilorin... was in Kwara State when he was elected as a governor... so tell me more about Bukola since you are on his payroll...
Saraki never left Kwara 20%better than he met it,.. He used close to 2 years to construct roads that link to his office from challenge to government office, he spent more than 200% in constructing a less useful flyover bridge at post office, he only managed to pay bursay 2 times during his 8 years reign, he betrayed his biological Father for political gain, Kwarans never needed Aviation College we needed projects that will better our lives yet he built aviation college because of his personal interest not the interest of Kwarans, he could not give the Kwara south motorable roads, never attempted to pay for WAEC for indigenous students at a period when other governors are paying for WAEC
I can go on and on....
Ask me where am from, am a full blooded Igbomina boy with root in Oro born in Lagos, with 10 years education in Kwara (Secondary and University education)

Bollove:
U be mumu ... when u wanto criticise , do so constructively even if you no go school atleast U sha get some tissue inside your head call brain ... use am reason , OK

Oya , pick one point in the Op and refute am say na lie

Look at school boy with bad construction of sentences and poor use of words...
Since u are on his payroll, go to Ilorin Fagba, Emir's road, and other ancient Ilorin axis to enquire about your paymaster Bukola Saraki
Ilorin Ogbomosho is a federal road constructed by OBJ and not Saraki...
Offa Garage to Ganmo (Major road axis linking Kwara Central to Kwara South) remained a dusty road during his 8years reign

kennydee05:

Hey guy, have never spend 10 hours in Omu Aran in my entire life time

Am a kwaran,i spent nothing less than 7 years in Ilorin... was in Kwara State when he was elected as a governor... so tell me more about Bukola since you are on his payroll...
Saraki never left Kwara 20%better than he left it,.. He used close to 2 years to construct roads that link to his office from challenge to government office, he spent more than 200% in constructing a less useful flyover bridge at post office, he only manage to pay bursay 2 times during his 8 years reign, he betrayed his biological Father for political gain, Kwarans never needed Aviation College we needed projects that will better our lives yet he built aviation college because of his personal interest not the interest of Kwarans, he could not give the Kwara south motorable roads, never attempted to pay for WAEC for indigenous students at a period when other governors are paying for WAEC
I can go on and on....
Ask me where am from, am a full blooded Igbomina boy with root in Oro born in Lagos, with 10 years education in Kwara (Secondary and University education)

7years ... U try !!!

How did you arrive at your 20% level of efficiency , explain

Ahmadu Bello way leading from Challenge to Government House (Nothing like Government office in Kwara state) has always been constructed but merely redesigned by Saraki along with Government House herself!!

I have never collected Bursary before since the time it started but I collected two times as a Unilorite during Saraki regime ... ..... They have always pay Bursary but Na me no dey bother cuz I usually think it was stressful until I went there, That was the time we were all given one time UBA cash card to withdraw money , My name was even automatically generated .... I signed against my name and proceeded to UBA, Unilorin branch and cash out my bursary .... My cousin collected Bursary all through Saraki regime !!!

That flyover was the first of its kind in Kwara and the only one till date , if you are truly Olorun savvy , you would know how traffic congestion used to be bad in Post office area before that Flyover was built to ease traffic congestion...... No doubt we need more flyovers .... when I visited Ilorin last, Traffic of Unity road has gotten bad ..... There are more cars in Ilorin now!

If you think there was Problem or There is problem in Saraki's family then U be mumu ...... Saraki and father never had any hish, Baba only tested the popularity of his boy before he died.

Kwara Aviation school is one of the best in Nigeria if not the best ..... I have a cousin that enrolled there and the trainings were superb ... expatriates are there......We need the aviation school, it is a revenue generating infrastructure ..... mumu, You don't need Aviation school, then what do you need Town hall ? ..... we need more of infrastructure is what you should have say ..... more companies, ode !!!

Most of the road in Kwara South are Federal roads , you don't expect a state like Kwara with little revenue and Federal allocations to engage in constructing Federal Roads ... Notwithstanding Kwara has road challenges !!

I don't know about WAEC cuz I wasn't waiting on government to pay my waec .... It wasn't a Free education admin.

Oro, mtchewwww !!!

Go and tell your Oga his image can't be rebuilt. Bukola is one if the biggest thieves in Nigeria, he has almost ruined Kwara and I can assure that by God's Grace he will never be President of Nigeria so he should not waste his time with all these silly propaganda

kennydee05:

Look at school boy with bad construction of sentences and poor use of words...
Since u are on his payroll, go to Ilorin Fagba, Emir's road, and other ancient Ilorin axis to enquire about your paymaster Bukola Saraki
Ilorin Ogbomosho is a federal road constructed by OBJ and not Saraki...
Offa Garage to Ganmo (Major road axis linking Kwara Central to Kwara South) remained a dusty road during his 8years reign

Shuutup , I ain't ur mate !!!
Forget ma grammar , I can write as I like .... This is a social forum/media not official engagement !!!

Saraki ain't my pay master, and the whole of Ilorin is not expected to like him ....... Same way not the whole Nigeria like Buhari/GEJ/Obj/Fashola etc...

Obj should be the one responsible for Federal roads in the first place not Bukola!!!! Kpele !!!

Go and check the same Offa garage Ganmo road today in terms of expansion and how motorable it is !!!

Government is in continuum !!!!

Oya Bring more bigotry and lets clear your doubt !!!

Bollove:
Shuutup , I ain't ur mate !!!
Forget ma grammar , I can write as I like .... This is a social forum/media not official engagement !!!

Saraki ain't my pay master, and the whole of Ilorin is not expected to like him ....... Same way not the whole Nigeria like Buhari/GEJ/Obj/Fashola etc...

Obj should be the one responsible for Federal roads in the first place not Bukola!!!! Kpele !!!

Go and check the same Offa garage Ganmo road today in terms of expansion and how motorable it is !!!

Government is in continuum !!!!

Oya Bring more bigotry and lets clear your doubt !!!

Why can't your pay master do it since he performed Ok to you?
He neglected a major road road for 8 years, and yet you are celebrating him. Many roads in Kwara south and Kwara north are not motorable yet you are celebrating him, youth that were absorbed by Shonga farm 7 years ago are now jobless, Jebba road was blindly ignored by him....
I don't dwell on propaganda so don't even consider me for cheap publicity without basis

kennydee05:

Why can't your pay master do it since he performed Ok to you?
He neglected a major road road for 8 years, and yet you are celebrating him. Many roads in Kwara south and Kwara north are not motorable yet you are celebrating him, youth that were absorbed by Shonga farm 7 years ago are now jobless, Jebba road was blindly ignored by him....
I don't dwell on propaganda so don't even consider me for cheap publicity without basis

For your mind now U be don ,but debate wise , you are with less IQ !!!

You have to be consistent in your arguments and to me, you are so cheap because you can't match me point to point .... whenever I refute your BadBelle, you jump into another one as if your head has been programmed to just hate Saraki for hating sake !!!

Which major road did he neglect for eight years Offa garage -Ganmo .... You didn't see where I posted government is in continuum when was Offa garage-Micheal Imodu road completed

Jebba road is a federal road that lead to Niger-State !!!

Oya

Bollove:
7years ... U try !!!

How did you arrive at your 20% level of efficiency , explain

Ahmadu Bello way leading from Challenge to Government House (Nothing like Government office in Kwara state) has always been constructed but merely redesigned by Saraki along with Government House herself!!

I have never collected Bursary before since the time it started but I collected two times as a Unilorite during Saraki regime ... ..... They have always pay Bursary but Na me no dey bother cuz I usually think it was stressful until I went there, That was the time we were all given one time UBA cash card to withdraw money , My name was even automatically generated .... I signed against my name and proceeded to UBA, Unilorin branch and cash out my bursary .... My cousin collected Bursary all through Saraki regime !!!

That flyover was the first of its kind in Kwara and the only one till date , if you are truly Olorun savvy , you would know how traffic congestion used to be bad in Post office area before that Flyover was built to ease traffic congestion...... No doubt we need more flyovers .... when I visited Ilorin last, Traffic of Unity road has gotten bad ..... There are more cars in Ilorin now!

If you think there was Problem or There is problem in Saraki's family then U be mumu ...... Saraki and father never had any hish, Baba only tested the popularity of his boy before he died.

Kwara Aviation school is one of the best in Nigeria if not the best ..... I have a cousin that enrolled there and the trainings were superb ... expatriates are there......We need the aviation school, it is a revenue generating infrastructure ..... mumu, You don't need Aviation school, then what do you need Town hall ? ..... we need more of infrastructure is what you should have say ..... more companies, ode !!!

Most of the road in Kwara South are Federal roads , you don't expect a state like Kwara with little revenue and Federal allocations to engage in constructing Federal Roads ... Notwithstanding Kwara has road challenges !!

I don't know about WAEC cuz I wasn't waiting on government to pay my waec .... It wasn't a Free education admin.

Oro, mtchewwww !!!

With the fear of God could u kindly tell Nairalanders how many years it took him to resigned already constructed roads? He used the redesigning to siphon state money.


He started payed bursary in 2009 and 2010 Using UBA so that excess corruption will never be traced (tell me how on earth will a reasonable governor give ATM card to students just for the aim of paying bursary at least nothing less than 8000 cards were issued while many indigenous student were unable to collect.... I called it kangaroo project.


The flyover that Obasanjo rejected to commission due to wastage of fund and excess allocation.... The flyover isn't serving it worth, if u stay at Post office junction you can count the number of vehicles using in on daily basis... was in Ilorin last upper week through last week the traffic never reduced still remain the same.



Aviation college is the parastatal with lowest employment opportunity for Kwarans yet billions of Naira were spent on it, it a project of the elites and not for the son of Mama Alakara in Jebba, it is a waste of Kwara money, it a misappropriation and it is a misplaced project. Ask yourself are we richer/better than other states with no aviation college e.g Ogun state... we need investment and life changing project not kangaroo project...
How many investors has the aviation college brought to the state and it significant impact on the life of ordinary kwaran?


Look at you 3 members of a family (Oloye, Bukola and Gbemisola) playing prank on Kwarans yet you are celebrating them... That is the highest of order of inhuman and wickedness in this 21st century enslaving citizens should because of their family selfishness.

Never went to less privileged school, I went to a secondary school that has one of the highest number of Alma mater in Unilorin.... I said that because government were not living up to expectation in discharging their responsibilities to the less privileged citizens.

Bollove:
For your mind now U be don ,but debate wise , you are with less IQ !!!

You have to be consistent in your arguments and to me, you are so cheap because you can't match me point to point .... whenever I refute your BadBelle, you jump into another one as if your head has been programmed to just hate Saraki for hating sake !!!

Which major road did he neglect for eight years Offa garage -Ganmo .... You didn't see where I posted government is in continuum when was Offa garage-Micheal Imodu road completed

Jebba road is a federal road that lead to Niger-State !!!

Oya

Saraki is not dictating my life for me so why would I be hating him, if you are commending government always think of humanity and the oath they sworn into office or else you will be part of the event on the day of reckoning..

Offa Garage -Michael Imodu road was constructed as a result of action taken by Dele Belgore to tar the road which later resulted to crisis in that hood and the state government could not condone the shame thereby making them to swing into action by constructing the road
I will keep telling you that you are only hyping mediocrity, Offa Garage -Michael Imodu an intracity road with less than 2 Km is an achievement right? I denounce it!!!


Ilorin - Jebba road is the greatest nightmare road to travellers (am not talking of Jebba -Mokwa road)...
You don't take pride in the mist of exchange of thoughts and again your rate of using abusive words shows that you are not an intelect....

kennydee05:

Saraki is not dictating my life for me so why would I be hating him, if you are commending government always think of humanity and the oath they sworn into office or else you will be part of the event on the day of reckoning..

Offa Garage -Michael Imodu road was constructed as a result of action taken by Dele Belgore to tar the road which later resulted to crisis in that hood and the state government could not condone the shame thereby making them to swing into action by constructing the road
I will keep telling you that you are only hyping mediocrity, Offa Garage -Michael Imodu an intracity road with less than 2 Km is an achievement right? I denounce it!!!


Ilorin - Jebba road is the greatest nightmare road to travellers (am not talking of Jebba -Mokwa road)...
You don't take pride in the mist of exchange of thoughts and again your rate of using abusive words shows that you are not an intelect....

I am not commending government always and I don't expect you to always condemn government. Atleast, be able to appreciate good gesture of government while launching constructive criticism ..... Don't just criticise because of hearsay or simply because you detest someone's personality !!! .....

I don't know about any crisis, I just know the road has been tarred ... shikena .... Crisis or no Crisis , Na "Abosi" be the rest just to ridicule the good gesture of government regarding that road !!!

You don't know the distinction between Federal road and state road ..... State Government is not suppose to construct Federal road and if they do, the should be urgently reimbursed but that wasn't the case during previous administrations.

Please be consistent .... Forget intellect on Nairaland when someone is throwing you bigotry !!!

Bollove:
I am not commending government always and I don't expect you to always condemn government. Atleast, be able to appreciate good gesture of government while launching constructive criticism ..... Don't just criticise because of hearsay or simply because you detest someone's personality !!! .....

I don't know about any crisis, I just know the road has been tarred ... shikena .... Crisis or no Crisis , Na "Abosi" be the rest just to ridicule the good gesture of government regarding that road !!!

You don't know the distinction between Federal road and state road ..... State Government is not suppose to construct Federal road and if they do, the should be urgently reimbursed but that wasn't the case during previous administrations.

Please be consistent .... Forget intellect on Nairaland when someone is throwing you bigotry !!!

I support good governance and I encourage them but I don't praise them because that is their duty and they are been laid awesomely for doing it.

You never knew about the antecedent of the Offa Garage-Gonam road yet you are giving them applaud..

Many state Governors have taking upon themselves the responsibility of federal government as far as road construction and maintenance is concern so Kwara State and Bukola should not use it as an excuse.
Governors embarks on federal road because of it importance to their respective state with the of being reimbursed by the federal government. So I don't take that as an excuse....
When dealing with information always attempt/ try to dish out the truth and honest information even when being bigot is the only option you have.


Thank you for being part of my day today but am not comfortable with your use of word somehow abusive and immature


I understand your obsession for Saraki but please even in your obessivesness don't be deluded

kennydee05:

I support good governance and I encourage them but I don't praise them because that is their duty and they are been laid awesomely for doing it.

You never knew about the antecedent of the Offa Garage-Gonam road yet you are giving them applaud..

Many state Governors have taking upon themselves the responsibility of federal government as far as road construction and maintenance is concern so Kwara State and Bukola should not use it as an excuse.
Governors embarks on federal road because of it importance to their respective state with the of being reimbursed by the federal government. So I don't take that as an excuse....
When dealing with information always attempt/ try to dish out the truth and honest information even when being bigot is the only option you have.

State government who are buoyant enough can take over the construction of Federal roads but if truly you know Kwara, you would know what the IGR is as well as Kwara share of of Federal allocation .....

I have never applauded anybody here , you laid claims and I refuted them based on what I know .... The ones I don't know I made it clear .....

How could a sane Kwaran say we don't need aviation school , How could an informed Kwaran says Kwara Academy is not working ..... Is that information based on truth and honesty or mere bigotry

Judge urself !!!

Bollove:


How could a sane Kwaran say we don't need aviation school , How could an informed Kwaran says Kwara Academy is not working ..... Is that information based on truth and honesty or mere bigotry

Judge urself !!!

Never wanted to reply you but for the sake of reasonable and non-deluded Kwarans ...
The highest order of insanity is having Aviation college without an International airport.... Aviation college in a state that has the lowest rate of IGR in the country.
What is the benefit of Aviation college in a city where her citizens queue at mandate every week for food and 6 yards of Ankara?
With the aviation college in the state since 2012 , mention any significant benefit Kwarans have received from the college?
Brother not all gold plated project have direct and significant socio-economic effects on citizens.
International aviation college is a sham and a pseudo considering the financial input.... it is a project of the elites and for the elites.


Even federal government are running away from such project

You are just a lackey

kennydee05:

Never wanted to reply you but for the sake of reasonable and non-deluded Kwarans ...
The highest order of sanity is having Aviation college without an International airport.... Aviation college in a state that has the lowest rate of IGR in the country.
What is the benefit of Aviation college in a city where her citizens queue at mandate every week for food and 6 yards of Ankara?
With the aviation college in the state since 2012 , mention any significant benefit Kwarans have received from the college?
Brother not all gold plated project have direct and significant socio-economic effects on citizens.
International aviation college is a sham and a pseudo considering the financial input.... it is a project of the elites and for the elites.


If federal government are running away from such project

Kwara state Airport is an International Airport ... a basic two pupil studying social studies would know this !!! ... Keep your bigotry to yourself !!!

How many citizens of Kwara queued at mandate for food and Ankara , if you are truly Kwaran, have your parents or any member of your family been to mandate to collect "Sara" before , if not why generalising

Kwara is not the state with the lowest IGR in Nigeria .... check the NBS website/office for clues .....

Kwara aviation benefit Kwarans by giving opportunity to Kwarans, Nigerians and African at large to enrol their children who wants career development in Aviation to get trained and well tutored. Kwara aviation college is one of the best in Nigeria if not the best...... Also, It is a pride of all Kwarans who ain't suffering from bigotry and who want her Kwara state to progress .....

The revenue from aviation college is also contributory to IGR , go back to school !!! Look dude, Don't use terms you don't understand because fom your postulations, it is either you are half-baked graduate or an astute bigot hiding far away in Lagos claiming "omo eko"......... What do you understand by " Direct and socio- economic effect of government programmes"

Your brain can't processed The significant implication of aviation school nor an academy not even a bridge !!!

So because you are a poor brat, Government programmes should be all about you ..... Aviation school ain't for everybody in the first place ...... if you don't have the requirement, you have to go and get it !!!
I am only chatting with you cuz I gat ur time ni fa !!!

Bollove:
Stop behaving like a thug and a fool ... There are so many points in the Op , just pick up one of them and refute it by giving contrary factual evidence.

I am from Kwara and the above are the truth .... Bukola is the best Governor , Kwara state as ever produced since return to democracy in 1999 more better than Gov. Mohd Alabi Lawal and Fatai Megida ... .... Though Bukola highhandedness on Kwara state may not be good for the democracy of the state ......

In terms of administrative acumen, Bukola is a proven czar !!!

If u r nt in kwara state, u can't understand Wat we r saying.... I am a foreigner here, n I hav been to other states, I kno wen a state is suffering..... Ilorin is nt d state, it's just d capital, after ilorin, offa n omuaran, all other places in kwara state r nt worth staying in..I'm serving at gbu Gbu, 15mins b4 lafiagi..... Complete suferness..... D teachers in d Sch I teach wuld always complain n wen we tell dem to react at d polls, dey monitor dem to dat extent, dat who ever doesn't vote d party dey want wuld b sacked or salary seized.... Dey suffer n just can't complain...