Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State, yesterday, said that he is leaving the widely acclaimed state of harmony better than he met it, notwithstanding the challenges in the national economy which wholly affected his eight years administration.
The Governor who took over power from the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, and would be handing over to Alhaji Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of the All Progressives Congress (APC) spoke at the inauguration of the state government’s 24 man transition committee.
According to him, “As you are aware, most of the eight years of our administration were marked by challenges in the national economy. Nevertheless, we leveraged our resourcefulness to modestly fulfill our pledge to uplift our people and our state while laying a solid foundation for its current and future sustenance.
“Indeed, I make bold to state that we are leaving Kwara State better than we met it as we are bequeathing to it a legacy of service, peace and good governance.”
Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed said that the exercise was to assist the incoming government to settle down to governance quickly, and he beckoned on residents of the state to extend similar cooperation and support given to his administration to the incoming government so that Kwara State can continue to toe the path of continuous development and progress.
He listed Terms of Reference (ToR) of the Transition Implementation Committee to include “putting in place all necessary machinery for the smooth take-off of the incoming Administration; “Ensure full liaison with all officially assigned representatives of the incoming administration for the appropriate briefing on the activities of government towards providing a solid footing for the new government; “Any other matter the committee may find worthy for the effective discharge of its mandate.”
He charged members of the committee to bring to bear qualities that recommended their appointment in the discharge of their responsibilities.