PDP Demands Urgent Action For Stranded Kwara Pilgrims in Saudi Arabia
...Calls out Gov Abdulrahman's absentee leadership
The Kwara State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has deeply expressed disappointment over the humiliating ordeal being experienced by the Kwara State contingents who remain stranded in the Holy Land of Mecca, several days after completing their Hajj rites. The Party described their ordeals as an international embarrassment and another unfortunate example of Governor Abdulrahman's failure of leadership.
In a statement signed by the State Publicity Secretary, Olusegun Olusola Adewara, the party urged Governor Abdulrahman to speak up and address Kwarans on the true situation of things around the Kwara pilgrim contingents stranded in Mecca.
Reports reaching the PDP Secretariat from Mecca revealed that pilgrims from other states, including Kebbi State—many of whom arrived after Kwara contingents—have since been airlifted back to Nigeria, while Kwara pilgrims have been abandoned in limbo with no definite return date or proper communication from the Kwara State Hajj authorities. Most troubling is the revelation that the Kwara State Hajj officials have openly admitted they cannot guarantee when the pilgrims will be airlifted back home.
"In the midst of this, Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, as always, has remained missing in action. He is now busy back home playing golf and has refused to provide leadership or offer any concrete support to stranded citizens thousands of miles away from home. This is the height of irresponsibility and a testament to the absentee nature of his administration.
"This development not only endangers the mental well-being of the pilgrims—many of whom are elderly and low-income earners who saved for years to fulfil their religious obligations—but also puts the image of Kwara State in the global spotlight for the wrong reasons. It is yet another sad reflection of a government that has failed its people at home and abroad.
"The PDP calls on traditional rulers, respected Islamic clerics, the State House of Assembly and civil society organisations to demand answers and action from the government. Pilgrims must not be treated as forgotten cargo—they are our parents, elders, brothers and sisters, who deserve dignity, care, and timely return to their homeland", the statement read.
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