We’ll Jumpstart Kwara Economy with Infrastructure Development, Says Gov.AbdulRazaq

Kwara State Governor, Alhaji AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has assured the people of the state that his administration will jumpstart the state’s economy with infrastructure development, especially by providing roads and other basic amenities.

Abdulrasaq, disclosed this at the annual Ganni Festival in Gwanara in Baruten local government area of the state held recently. He said his administration plan to boost tourism as a revenue earner for Kwara. According to him, “We want to put our various festivals and tourist centres in the national tourism calendar. We will push the agenda to the Tourism Board in Abuja so people will come here.

“But we need to also develop ourselves because people will not come when there’s no good infrastructure like hotel and good roads which can make it difficult for tourists to come and witness the exposition of our culture. Inshaa Allah (God willing) with this administration, (such lack of basic infrastructure) will be a thing of the past.

“Part of what we intend to do is to take the road from border here straight to Okuta to Kosubosu to Kaiama and to Bode Saadu. Works engineers have done the bill of quantity and the road has been designed already since we came in. That’s part of my discussion with the Minister of Works and Housing recently.”

He said the state would partner with the federal government to fix the road since part of it -Kosubosu to Kaiama -- is a federal road. Earlier, the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Hon. Yakubu Danladi, commended the Governor for his commitment to rescue Kwara from years of misrule and take it to a greater height.