Senate President pleads with Nigerians to return APC to power beyond 2023

The President of the Nigerian Senate, Dr Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan has called on electorates to give the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) another opportunity to rule the country beyond 2023 at different layers.

According to him, the APC has pledged to the citizenry to do its best in improving their wellbeing, saying that the party has kept to its promises since it came on board.

He stated this at a town hall meeting of the Senator representing Kwara Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Dr Ibrahim Yahaya Oloriegbe, held at the banquet hall, opposite Government House, Ilorin, North Central Nigeria where Oloriegbe formally declared his intention to run for another term in office.

“I also want to call on all Nigerians to give APC another chance at all levels beyond 2023. We have promised Nigerians to continue to do our best and we would not renege on our promises”, Lawan said.

The Senate President had earlier performed the ground breaking of a rehabilitation centre at the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Budo-Egba, Asa Local Government Area and commissioned Idi-Isin Community Heatlh Centre, Okolowo Area of Ilorin, both of which Oloriegbe facilitated.

Lawan, however, cautioned Kwarans not to be swayed with the antics of the past political leadership in the state, who are currently longing to come back, and called on the people to reject them.

He told the town hall meeting that the performance of Senator Oloriegbe in the National Assembly has dwarfed all those who occupied the senatorial seat before him.

“In less than three years, Oloriegbe’s performance beats my imagination. He has paid his dues even before the end of his first tenure. Imagine you have him in the eight Senate, he would have done far better than those who preceded him.

“Those people you chased out, take them far away from Kwara and return Oloriegbe so that you can continue to have the trajectory of what we have seen today” he pleaded.

Also speaking, Oloriegbe reminded the people of Kwara that the ‘O to ge‘ struggle that ousted the then political dynasty was targeted at poor governance and pauperization of the masses that were the hallmarks of the last administration.

He said that his representation at the National Assembly has set a template for the people of Kwara Central since 2019.

Oloriegbe urged the people of Kwara Central to rally round him in his quest for re-election in 2023.

He thanked the people of Kwara Central for finding him worthy to be elected to contribute to the development of Kwara State stressing that their ‘O to ge‘ struggle known as enough is enough was against poor governance and pauperization of the people.

“O to ge is about encouraging good governance and not about sharing money. And that is what the Governor is exemplifying. The elite should know that we will not go back to dark era.

“Governance is about education, health, road and economy. We have set a template about what Ilorin represents in 2019, it is about value”.

The State APC Chairman, Prince Sunday Fagbemi, warned that any attempt to return an opposition party in the state was for the people to witness the sorrow the past leadership symbolized.

“Today, APC stands tall when compared to the representation we have been having in Kwara. Going back to Egypt and allowing the previous occupants to come back is to go back to sorrow”, he said.

The Kwara State Deputy Governor, Kayode Alabi, traditional rulers, religious leaders, top APC politicians and stalwarts were present at the town hall meeting.

Emmanuel Ukoh