Kwara Governor-elect inaugurates transition committee

Kwara state Governor-elect, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, on Thursday said he would run a government that serves the best interest of the people.

AbdulRazaq disclosed this during the inauguration of the 80-member transition committee in Ilorin, Kwara state.

“The huge margin of our victory at the polls suggests that our people are fed up with the status quo and want a new approach to governance. We therefore have a historic duty to serve their best.

“To do that, we must understand the current governance structure in the state; we must know how the current system works to be able to know where to begin, what current policy would be retained, and what policy must go.

“We also need to know what is in the books in terms of financial receipts, obligations, contracts and other things.

“This is why we have taken our time to nominate some of the best hands around – in terms of competence, credibility and maturity – as members of this committee, with proper accommodation of the various political tendencies in our political party.

“In essence, the most crucial work of this committee is to ensure we hit the ground running on May 29th,” he said.

While hailing their credibility and commitment to serve the state, AbdulRazaq urged the committee to discharge their duties in a way that would help the new government serve the people.

The chairman of the Transition committee, Aminu Adisa Logun, said their job is to bridge the gap between the outgoing and incoming government.

“The Transition Committee is not a scouting committee to suggest or recruit personnel for the governor. Ours is to highlight what needs to be done in line with the change mantra of the government. Our duty is mostly technical such as gathering and interpreting data for the new government in its bid to serve the people of the state,” Togun said.

He thanked the Governor-elect for nominating them for the crucial assignment.

The chairman of the APC in the state, Bashiru Bolarinwa, said the incoming government is already a departure from the past as conscious efforts are being made to carry everyone along.

“Let us be clear that Mallam AbdulRazaq means business. The essence of putting the Transition Committee is so that he could hit the ground running. Members should endeavour to be up and doing,” he added.