We’re working silently ahead of future elections – Kwara PDP

The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Kwara State, Kola Shittu says the party has been visible, vibrant and playing its roles as the major opposition party in the state, adding that they are silently working ahead of future polls.

“If you say the PDP has not been visible, it means you have not been following our activities. We are very active. We have been in the news on daily basis. Where the present administration has not been performing we always highlight it. We have been playing our role as an opposition. We don’t just criticize, we point out the anomalies for the administration to adjust for the overall benefit of Kwarans. That is what we have been doing,” the opposition party chief told THE NATION NEWSPAPER in a report published on Febrary 15, 2021.

He added, “The PDP appears not to be visible because there is no election around the corner. We are working internally to ensure that our members are happy and to ensure that we mobilise people more to join our party. By the time an election is about to take place — let say local government election — that is when you will see the visibility of party members all around the places.

“We have always been commenting where necessary. We have talked so much about missteps taken by this government in power. Like the illegal dissolution of the local government council; unfulfilled promises to the electorate; non-implementation of the minimum wage, etc. We have been talking. Unless you want us to go violent.

“As much as we don’t want to distract the government, we have been pointing out steps that they need to take in certain areas. We have been doing that with patriotism, decorum and decency in order not to heat up the polity. We don’t need to antagonize. We don’t need to abuse.”

Shittu, while urging the Governor AbdulRazaq-led government to fulfil its campaign promises to Kwarans, stated, “The government should fulfill the promises he made to the electorate while campaigning. The promises include implementation of minimum wage to civil servants, youth employment, completion of certain projects in education and health, which they said they would finish within a year in saddle. They should complete the Kwara State University (KWASU) satellite campuses in Osi and Ilesa-Baruba in Kwara South and North respectively.”