SIR:Permit me to use your educative and informative medium to intimate the reading public with some untrue allegations going round in Kwara State against its present leadership which I consider inimical to accelerated growth and development of the state.

Some opposition leaders in the state willing to take over leadership from the incumbent Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed in 2015 have been spreading negative reports across the state especially on his performance since assumption of office in 2011.

While his scorecard remains open, visible and appreciated by discerning minds, some opponents are desperately seeking opportunities to drag the governor in the mud by a recent claim that he had been jettisoning projects started by his predecessor, Senator Bukola Saraki.

I would boldly say that apart from an open declaration of his intention to continue and complete some of his predecessor's uncompleted projects through his establishment of a 'government of continuity', Dr. Saraki had severally referred to him as a worthy successor'. One would wonder why he would be referred to as such by Dr. Saraki if he had actually denigrated his successor's worthy achievements.

Opponents also went further to claim that he was arrogant and without listening ears but an overwhelming majority of stakeholders have given credence to his humble and unassuming nature and most especially, his appeasing open door policy.

With recent developments proving that exemplary leadership is not about distribution of hard earned state's resources to individuals but the investment of such resources in programmes and projects which would be beneficial to all and sundry, allegations of tightfistedness against dutiful leaders have become unpopular in progressive environments.

I would also not want to forget to mention that the sitting government had also been accused of breaching electoral laws by convening town hall meetings.

Such meetings are normally conducted in fledgling democracies to grant opportunities to all stakeholders to meet their leaders in order to air their views especially on how they would wish to be governed. The APC administration had designed town hall meetings as feedback mechanisms to promote participatory governance by rendering stewardship and seeking the people's views on government programmes and in Kwara State stakeholders including students, market women, teachers, clergymen, community leaders, non-indigenes and other non-partisan groups have been regular attendees at each of the gatherings with the intention of joining hands with government to ensure well-being for all citizens.

It would be glorifying if opponents could be more constructive in their criticisms by concentrating on areas that more and betterment is needed, especially bearing in mind that no leader is expected to be flawless.