Admin l Monday, January 06, 2019
ILORIN, Kwara, Nigeria – There appears to be no end in sight in the ongoing war between the Kwara State Government led by AbduRazak AbdulKareem and former President of Nigerian Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki.
Recall that last week, the Kwara State Government demolished Ile-Arugbo, the ancient home of the late Olusola Saraki, father of former President of the Senate.
According to the Kwara State Government, that action was part of effort to reclaim what belongs to the Kwara State people. Commissioner for Communication, Mr. Muritala Olarewaju said the reclamation exercise began in the early hours of Thursday to avoid any needless confrontation.
Attempts by some persons to provoke government’s agents on lawful duty were resisted by the security agents who exercised the highest level of restraint and professionalism.
”Contrary to the claim that the State Government was served court papers on the matter, we state that no court paper has been served as at the time the government took steps to preserve what lawfully belongs to the people.
”Finally, we urge the people of the state to remain calm, peaceful and be guided only by facts of the matter and not be drawn into an emotional outburst that is targeted at distracting the public from the issues at stake. While the administration is focused on restoring sanity to the state after years of barefaced impunity, we will do so within the limit of the law.”
That action by the state government led to series of protest and condemnation by Bukola Saraki and Senator Gbemi Saraki, daughter of the late political guru, who is also a chieftain of the rulling All Progressive Congress(APC).
While the problem is still brewing, the Kwara State Government has set up a committee to retrieve what it called no fewer than 90 properties allegedly cornered by Saraki family.
“Fresh trouble is brewing for a former President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, as the Kwara State Government has set up a panel to retrieve no fewer than 90 properties from him and others. #KwaraPropertyScam”, APC Kwara said on tweeter.
