A former Commissioner for Special Duties and Patron of the Kwara Coalition of APC Support Groups, Alhaji Razaq Lawal, has asserted that no previous administration in the state has matched the achievements of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq in youth empowerment.

Lawal made this declaration to a cheering audience during the Kwara APC Youth Dialogue 2025, held at the Government Banquet Hall in Ilorin. He commended the organisers of the event and praised the youth for recognizing the governor's efforts.

"My brothers and sisters, verifiable records attest to the fact that no past administration in the state did a half of what our dynamic governor has done for our youths," Lawal stated.

He highlighted that beyond appointing an unprecedented number of young people to positions of authority, the governor has launched several legacy projects specifically designed to secure their future.

According to Lawal, initiatives such as the technology-driven Ilorin Innovation Hub and the state garment factory were established not just to create jobs, but to transform Kwara's youth into employers of labour and economically self-reliant citizens.

"The governor has also turned around the fortune of the basic education with the construction/ rehabilitation of numerous schools, thereby creating enabling environment for teaching and learning.

"The positive results of the governor ‘s huge investment in the basic education has clearly manifested in the many national and international laurels the state SUBEB contingent has won for the state. The latest of such laurels is the Team Kwara's winning of gold medal for Nigeria at the just concluded 2025 Asia Parliamentary International Debate Competition in Malaysia.

" The news of our public school students emerging as world champions against competitors from 16 countries is a profound testament to the transformative vision and unwavering commitment that our governor has invested in the education sector.

"I, therefore, charge our youths to continue to reciprocate the kind gestures of our governor by continuing to be peaceful, support government policies and programmes and continue to vote for our party, the All Progressives Congress( APC). "

The senior adviser/ counselor, Alh Saadu Salahu, who represented Governor AbdulRazaq at the event, enumerated the milestone achievements of the governor across sectors.

He noted with delight that the governor worked out deliberate policies and programmes tailored towards empowering the youths and making them relevant in the scheme of things.

Salahu congratuled the APC youths for being in the camp of a visionary governor who prioritise youth empowerment.

Earlier, the coordinator general of of Kwara Coalition of APC Support Groups, had said that the event, " is not just a programme; it is a movement, a movement built on unity, vision, discipline, and unwavering loyalty to Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq.

"Across the all 16 LGAs, the youths and women of Kwara State have demonstrated unmatched resilience and political maturity. And today, we come together to reaffirm that our strength is in our loyalty, and our future is in our unity.

" Sir, You did not give us crumbs, you gave us opportunities.

You did not offer mere promises, you delivered progress.

You did not just acknowledge the youth, you empowered us," he said.

He declared:" The Kwara APC Youths and Women are 100% in support of President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu's progressive style of leadership. His Renewed Hope Agenda is restoring confidence in our nation. His reforms are building a stronger economy. His leadership is giving Nigeria a new direction. And today, united as one voice, we declare: We stand with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term in office in 2027."