Why I must deliver on my promises - Governor Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq

The Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has said he is determined to deliver on his campaign promises to the people.

AbdulRazaq said is ready to work for the people, especially in road construction and other social infrastructure.

"The state of our roads (in Kwara) is disappointing. This is particularly true of Kwara North. For instance, there is no road to Gwanara, especially now that it is raining and yet the contractor handling it is collecting money.

“That was why elected officials of the previous administration were stoned (in Gwanara). We don’t want to be stoned,” AbdulRazaq said at the weekend at a meeting with top officials of the Kwara State Road Maintenance Agency in Ilorin, the state capital.

AbdulRazaq was referring to the attacks on the convoy of former Senate President Bukola Saraki and former Governor Abdulfatai Ahmed in Gwanara town where locals protested their decrepit road that had long been awarded but left undone.

He said the contractors would only be asked to go, if they fail to deliver on the administration’s agenda and timeline.

"Kwara people have woken up and if I don’t fix the road, they will protest. So, we will sit with the contractors. We are not sacking or removing them. We want to be proactive so they can do their job,” he said.