A stalwart of the Peoples Democratic Party, Haruna Likpata has thanked leaders of the Party in the State for zoning the governorship ticket to Kwara North ahead of 2023 general elections.
Likpata disclosed this in a statement he personally signed on Monday in Ilorin, the state capital shortly after the party made its position known.
He described the government by any individual from Kwara North as a government for all Kwarans.
He said, “As we go forward to meet the challenges ahead of all of us in the next election, we would listen, for listen we must all go forward, listening together, as we work together to make sure a Kwara Northerner emerge as the Governor of Kwara state come 2023.
“Today, I want to say the people of Kwara State had spoken-and spoken decisively. Let me speak decisively in return. I’m writing this piece as a Kwara Northerner who had over 2years aired his views through various opinions writing, to speak, solicit, encourage, and even sometimes play a hard to get on the issue of 2023 Governorship debate.
“I want to first acknowledge the efforts of the party and personal commitment of all our leaders from both Kwara Central and Kwara South in their resolve to concedes the Governorship slot to Kwara North. As an advocate among many voices.
“I want to especially thank the peoples admirer- the former Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki on his resolve that the politics of yesterday are no longer the same, and that the views of the populace must be heard and acknowledged. A prove of your new leadership, I salute you sir.
“I also owe a debt of gratitude to all members of People’s Democratic party stakeholders in Kwara Central who had earlier shown their interest to contest for the Governor of Kwara State but resolved to humbled our struggles of hope, fairness, and unity for all. I thanked them and the people of Kwara North are indeed humbled. Kwara North will never disappoint Kwarans as our hope and unity of togetherness had been reinforced. We love you all.”
He continued, “To my Kwara Northerners I say, well played. But now let have no personal abuses, division and pettiness. Let us be better than that. Let us have a new start, and move forward to meet the great challenges we face.
“All Kwarans are good people and believe in their coexistence with strong belief that the side by side relationship among every sons and daughter of the State are genuine and will effortlessly contribute hugely to see that justice, fairness and equity to see a Kwara Northerner emerge as the Governor of Kwara State in the Year 2023 when it will be 23 years of democracy in the state without a Governor for all Kwarans.”
He added that every part of the State is important, and every son and daughter of Kwara deserves to be honored.