The APC’s candidate for the Kwara Central senatorial district, Dr. Ibrahim Yahaya Oloriegbe has categorically stated that Saraki is politically finished in Kwara State, and has claimed that the Senate President had spent the last 16 years deepening the poverty level in his constituency.
He stated that the people of Kwara Central deserves representation and advocacy, and promised to give a voice to the people, he also said that he would change the political landscape and better the lives of his people.
Dr. Ibrahim Yahaya Oloriegbe also told newsmen in Lagos yesterday that Saraki has ceased to be the candidate to beat in his constituency and come February 16, the Senate President will be beaten ‘silly’ at the polls.
“I will like to let everyone know that in today’s Kwara, Bukola Saraki is no longer the candidate to beat. It’s daylight in our state of harmony and we have seen the light, no more Saraki dynasty control over the politics and affairs of the people of Kwara State,” he said.
Oloriegbe’s campaign to oust Saraki had been hinged on several issues, among them allegation that the Senate President had spent the last 16 years deepening the poverty level in his constituency instead of alleviating same. Oloriegbe claimed that the level of socio-economic challenges across the communities in Kwara Central Senatorial District and, indeed the entire Kwara State, had reached alarming proportions.
His words: “Don’t be deceived, Saraki is finished politically. The dynasty’s palace is now without a roof and hiding place. We will beat Saraki silly, we will take back our state and the change is for real and it is now.”
“Never in the history of our dear state did we as a people stood up to a tyrant like this and the world over when a people rise up with the chant of change the tyrants and emperors tremble and run for cover.”
That is what will happen in Kwara on the 16th February 2019. “I am Dr. Ibrahim Yahaya Oloriegbe, I have come to free the people of Kwara Central, I am one of my people, I am not a ruler, I am a servant leader, a man with a vision and a purpose and we want to give a voice to our people at the Senate for laws and policies that will change the political landscape and better the lives of our people.”
“In order to reverse the socio-economic slide of the past 16 years, Ilorin people need one of them. They deserve a leader who has deep and good understanding of its culture and value system, which defines us as a people.”
“They deserve representation and advocacy that is committed to the welfare and development of our communities; through collaboration and engagement with legislative and executive stakeholders at the federal, state and local government levels to ensure that our communities enjoy all democratic dividends and developmental opportunities that are due to us,” he said.