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The Governor also inaugurated Mallam Attahiru Ibrahim (Patigi) as Special Adviser on Youths and Sports.
At the brief ceremony held in the Government House, the Governor charged the cabinet members to key into the administration’s commitment to serving the people of Kwara State who “expect so much from us and want a clean break from the past.”
Abdulrazaq added: “We have truly achieved so much in the past two years across various sectors. No local government is without the government’s presence. But we can do a lot more with increased commitment, focus, and collaboration as a team.
“You will be criticised. I urge you to take (such) criticisms in good faith and do your best to work on areas of public concerns without losing focus in the process. As representatives of our people, we are to constantly engage with the citizens and various stakeholders. We are to tell our stories to avoid misrepresentations.”
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Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State, has sworn in 10 new cabinet members with a charge to them to take criticisms in good faith.
He also admonished them to do their best to work on areas of public concerns without losing focus in the process.
“As representatives of our people, we are to constantly engage with the citizens and various stakeholders,” governor Abdulrazaq told the new cabinet members at a brief ceremony in Ilorin on Tuesday at Government House.
“We are to tell our stories to avoid misrepresentations,” he added, asking them to be exemplary, prudent, creative and team players.
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Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State has sworn in 10 commissioners and one special adviser, charging them to be “exemplary, prudent, creative, and team players.”
The Governor also immediately assigned portfolios to the cabinet members.
The cabinet members sworn in are Senior Ibrahim Suleiman from Ilorin West local government area (Tertiary Education); Arinola Fatimoh Lawal from Ilorin East (Enterprise); Aliyu Kora Sabo from Baruten (Energy); Aliyu Mohammed Saifudeen from Kaiama (Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs); Suleiman Rotimi Iliasu from Moro (Works and Transport); Mariam Ahmed Hassana from Patigi (Special Duties); Raji Razaq from Ekiti (Health).
Others are Wahab Femi Agbaje from Offa (Water Resources); Remilekun Oluwatobi Banigbe from Isin (Environment); and Deborah Aremu from Irepodun (Women Affairs and Social Development).