PDP governorship candidate laments N110bn debt status of Kwara

By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in the 2023 general elections in Kwara State, Alhaji Shuaib Abdullahi, has lamented over the N110 billion debt allegedly incurred by the present administration in the state.

He also regretted that there is a monthly repayment of about N1.3 billion.

He accused the All Progressives Congress-led administration of poor performance, saying that the achievements recorded were below people’s expectations.

Speaking with members of the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kwara State in Ilorin on Monday, the PDP governorship candidate said that his administration would perform differently from what obtains currently to achieve better development for the state.

Abdullahi disclosed that his administration will provide 20,000 jobs through cotton production if elected as governor.

He added that the axis of Baruten and Kaiama local government areas of the state, could boast of cotton production, noting that the crop production business would be encouraged with the establishment of ginnery to create jobs in textile sector without the state government’s financial inputs.

He said that nothing stops the country from exporting cotton which he said can be grown in the Baruten/Kaiama axis.

The governorship candidate said that his plans in the power generation sector would also make cost of production of cotton to be competitive.

He also said that his administration would take advantage of natural resources in the state to stop what he called the rot among youth that he said are turning to political thugs.

Noting that a good leader should be creative, imaginative and be a problem solving personality, the governorship hopeful regretted that the state currently lacks good leadership.