For the umpteen time, the strong man of Kwara politics, Dr Bukola
Saraki yesterday reaffirmed his resolve to totally deliver the state
to All Progressives Congress (APC) during the 2015 general elections.
Saraki stated this in Ilorin, Kwara State yesterday shortly after the
conduct of APC’s local government congresses.
The former governor of the state also expressed satisfaction over the
smooth and peaceful conduct of the congresses across the state.
He participated in the exercise in Ilorin west local government area,
where all the 25 executives of the party were elected through
affirmation by the delegates.
The member of the House of Representatives, representing Ilorin
West/Asa constituency, Hon. Mashood Mustapha also participated in the
exercise.
The elated Saraki declared: “Those that still want to learn in
history, be rest assured that Kwara is solidly an All Progressives
Congress (APC) state. Here, we are one family, here we are committed
in delivering in total the entire Kwara State to the APC family.
“Those we have today as Ilorin west local government executives, I
charge you to all go out and start the work of winning the state to
the APC. We have less than eleven months to the 2015 elections and we
must start the work now.
“We do not want to give any vote, we want to win total. We want to
send a message across Nigeria, we want to send a message to the
pretenders that in Kwara state we are not seasonal politicians. What
do I mean by seasonal politicians? People after election they go home
and lock their doors and windows. They only care with their families
they don’t open the doors to anybody. Then nine months to elections
they will come and are looking for votes.
“We are here day in day out with our people and our people appreciate
it. That is why they will come out to vote massively for APC.
“This is the number one local government in the state and we must show
by our votes that we are the number. The only way we can do that is
with our votes.
The executives, I charge you this is a serious programme, go out and
perform. Any executive member that does not perform, these same people
that affirmed you today will affirm you out”.
He however advised other parties whose congresses were characterized
by violence to borrow a leave from the APC. “They should approach
politics via inclusivity.
It should not be a winner takes all. That is what we have demonstrated
today. Everybody has a sense of belonging at the party level.
