2027: Don Seeks Impactful Representation For Kwara-South
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| Prof. Muritala Awodun |
Kwara-South senatorial aspirant under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2027 election in Kwara State, Prof. Muritala Awodun, has stated that there is a lack of impactful representation of the district, adding that the people of the district were clamouring for better representation.
In a statement on Friday, he also said that in line with the zoning arrangements, the Ibolo axis of Offa and Oyun local councils had spent a total of 12 years in the Senate, stressing that it was the turn of the Igbomina.
He said it was in response to the yearnings of his people and to bring better representation that he decided to offer his service, adding that he was eminently qualified and had the empathy of the people, capacity, commitment and dedication to serve his senatorial district.
On the difference he would make if elected, he said: “I bring my wealth of experience of 36 years that cuts across both private and public sectors. I bring my community and entrepreneurial orientation, which have been tested and can be trusted. I bring my desire for purposeful leadership with presence that will proffer a collective vision of community development of Kwara-South. I bring not just hope for the future but an actionable developmental agenda that will resonate well with the people of Kwara-South. I bring an agenda for peace, progress and prosperity for a Kwara-South that we all can be proud of. These are what I bring to the table as I aspire to serve the people of Kwara-South in Kwara State, as their senator come 2027 under the platform of the PDP by the special grace of God.”
“What we have presently is tantamount to absentee leadership with no positive impact. Our people are suffering in silence with abject poverty and insecurity. There is so much distance between the people and the representatives, with the absence of empathy towards the people and their predicaments.
“The people have been exploited and neglected to wallow in their pains, poverty and penury with no hope in sight. There is a complete disconnect between those representing the people as they have become the lord and master to the people that they are supposed to be representing. In the last three months since June 1, 2025 that I publicly made my intention known, I have criss-crossed the entire 83 wards and seven local government areas (LGAs) that make up Kwara-South Senatorial District, and what I hear and see loud and clear is that the people are tired of this absentee representative of Kwara South.”
He said he was a part of the actualisation of the dreams of making Kwara State University a reality, noting that the university has not only been standing tall as a success story but blazing the trail in so many aspects.
“The vision for that green, entrepreneurial university for community development was birthed by no other party, but the PDP under the leadership of Dr Bukola Saraki as the governor of the state then. It is unarguably one of the best state universities in Nigeria today,” he said.
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