Eight appointees of the Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, have resigned their posts to contest for elective positions in the state.
This is due to the Electoral Amendment Bill that was recently passed into law. The Bill stated that any political appointee vying for an elective position needs to resign.
The Informant247 has gathered details of Kwara State government political appointees who have resigned to contest elective positions in the forthcoming 2023 general elections in the state.
They include SA Special Duties, Ahmed Yinka Aluko, who is eyeing the Kwara Central Senatorial seat; Commissioner for Education and Human Development, Saa’datu Modibbo Kawu, (House of Representatives, (Ilorin South/East Federal Constituency); Commissioner for Justice, Salman Jawondo, SAN, (House of Representatives, (Ilorin/Asa).
Others are Commissioner for Enterprise, Fatima Arinola Lawal, (House of Representatives, (Ilorin South/East); KWASSIP GM, Mohammed Braimoh, (House of Representatives, Ilorin East/South) and Commissioner for Health, Dr Raji Rasaq, (House of Representatives, Irepodun/Isin/Ekiti/Oke-Ero).
Also on the list are the Senior Special Assistant, Community Intervention, Kayode Oyin Zubair, (House of Representatives, Irepodun/Isin/Ekiti/Oke-Ero) and Commissioner for Mineral Resources, Harriet Afolabi Oshatimehin, (House of Representatives, (Ifelodun/Offa/Oyun).
However, all the appointees have resigned their political appointments by April 15, 2022, to pursue their dreams for elective positions at the All Progressives Congress, APC, primaries slated to hold in May.
