Kwara Governor Congratulates New Ministerial Nominee Jamila Ibrahim
By Tunde Akanbi, Ilorin
The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has congratulated the immediate past Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on SDGs, Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim on her nomination as the Honourable Minister for Youth.
In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye, the Governor commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for conceding yet another ministerial slot to Kwara, in what suggests a commendable direction to rightly accord the state its deserved flowers for the loyalty of its people to the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC).
“We consider this additional nomination a great honour to our state, especially the rank and file of our party and its youth and women wings. Given her energy and impressive network among the youth constituency, we believe she is a good fit for the role,” the Governor said.
The Governor wished the ministerial nominee all the best in her new assignment, urging her to be a great ambassador of the state, Kwara APC, and of the youth constituency that she now leads nationwide.
He also requested all stakeholders to support her in the new role as another representative of Kwara at the Federal Executive Council (FEC).
The new ministerial nominee is from Gure community in Baruten local government area of Kwara State and the daughter of former Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Alhaji Ibrahim Isa Bio. who also was a former Nigerian Minister for Transportation during Yar’Adua’s administration and one-time Minister of Youth and Sports.
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