Kwara Young Progressives Party, YPP, Governorship candidate, Waziri Yakubu Gobir said his government would not be based on ethno-religious sentiments if elected as Governor in the forthcoming 2023 general election.
Gobir gave the hint on Friday, February 17 during an engagement with the Kwara State Chapter of the Christians Association of Nigeria, (CAN) in Ilorin, the state’s capital.
He said, “I have good intentions and I always pray to God to give Kwara the best because our people desire the best. Our ineptitude as a nation begins when we pursue material things, pointedly money; at the detriment of human capital development. We hold public office in the trust of the people and it should be the power of the people because power belongs to the people.”
He further assured the religious group that every Kwaran would be given access to public records with respect to how the state is run through the domestication of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act.
Gobir also revealed plans on how his administration would fight corruption, “It is important to fight corruption and mitigate waste of state resources. EFCC is in the state today because of the failure of the state to fight corruption and if I am elected as the Governor of Kwara State, I will create a State-based Anti-corruption Bureau. And if as the state Governor, I am found wanting of any corrupt practice, I am ready to wave the immunity clause of my office to clear my name.” He said.
“Our youths are frustrated and angry at the situation of this Country. They have lost hope in the country and that is why many of them are indulging themselves in social vices like cultism, drug abuse, and others. In my capacity as an individual, I have been supporting the youths in the State but if I am allowed to lead, my administration will place priority on youth development.”
