The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State inaugurated its ratified state executive members on Tuesday to make the party platform more appealing to the younger population in the state.
During the event, Hon. Babatunde Mohammed, the PDP state chairman, stated that the induction of new members into the state executive ranks was to fill vacant positions after the resignation and new appointments of previous occupants.
He mentioned that these appointments represent 80% of youth admissions into the state organ of the party.
Hon. Mohammed emphasised that the main opposition party in Kwara State remains intact and is growing stronger.
He clarified that there is no crisis within the state chapter of the party, mentioning that the former youth leader of the party was suspended indefinitely based on constitutional provisions.
Speaking about the inclusion of the younger population, Hon. Mohammed stated that for political systems to be well-inclusive, all segments of society must be represented.
“When young people are disenfranchised or disengaged from political processes, a significant portion of the population has little or no voice or influence in decisions that affect group members’ lives.
“The introduction of capable youths into the SWC of the party underscores our party’s readiness to make the platform more attractive to the younger population of Kwarans.
Kwarans will recall that during our regime in government, the state witnessed an unprecedented introduction of capable young people into the decision-making organs of government.
Today, all of those young men brought into government in 2003 have become critical stakeholders who have contributed immensely to the project Kwara, with some of them still occupying elective offices under this incumbent regime.”
The party chairman accused the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led administration in the state of alleged misgovernance, stating that the performance of the Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq-led APC government does not align with the cash inflow to the state since 2019.
The opposition party also highlighted that despite accruable cash, the state’s debt profile, which was around N30.2bn as of March 2018, has increased to around N110bn as of September 30, 2022, in just three years of the administration.
“We also call on the State House of Assembly to revisit the Freedom of Information Act, which was passed by the past administration to encourage transparency and accountability in government spending and allocation of resources.
The FOI bill, when passed into law, will give citizens the legal power to inquire about government incomes and expenditures to be properly informed about the financial status of the state.”
Those inaugurated into the state working committee to fill the vacant offices include Alhaji Idris K. Mudashiru as the State Deputy Chairman, Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulahi Kayode as the State Secretary, Mr Olusegun Olusola Adewara (Sholyments) as the State Publicity Secretary, Princess Ramat Segilola AbdulKadir as the State Women Leader, and Mallam Mohammed Abdulmumini as the Acting State Youth Leader of the Party.
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