Date: 2019-05-27

Kwara State Deputy Governor-elect Kayode Alabi has promised that the incoming administration of the governor-elect, Alhaji AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, will not fail the state when it is eventually sworn-in on Wednesday.

Although he said the first battle of election had been won, he urged the residents to still pray consistently "because there is still a battle ahead, as the people we will take over from will not rest".

Alabi, who spoke at the interdenominational thanksgiving service and special prayers organised for him at the First ECWA Church, Taiwo Isale, Ilorin, the state capital, yesterday by the state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), regretted that despite the state’s abundant resources, it remains one of the most backward in the country.

He, however, promised that the incoming administration would "show love to all the residents, irrespective of party affiliation", regretting that absence of love between the past and present administrations and the residents was responsible for the glaring division between the rich and the poor.

Alabi, who attended the service with his wife, Tokunbo, and his children, noted that an unidentified ambassador he was once introduced to stared at him for about 15 minutes before he eventually said "you Kwarans are lucky because you have been liberated".

He said another seven hours of praise worship is underway in June.

In his message entitled, "Resolving to make a difference", the 90-year-old former secretary of the state CAN, Pa O. Ajolore, appealed to the incoming administration to run an all-inclusive government that will look for the best hands to move the State of Harmony forward.

According to him, the "O to ge" mantra that made the All Progressive Congress (APC) win all the elections was a protest by the people against the present and past maladministration in the state.