The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State, on Thursday received another letter of intent for the governorship quest from Chief Olasheni Iblwoye, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN).

The party’s legal adviser, Monsurat Omotoso describing the Ibiwoye’s intent as “a big plus” for the PDP.

Ibiwoye’s Thursday letter was the fourth aspiration expressed.

Monsurat, also known as Peace told all Kwarans in attendance that many people opted for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2019 hoping for better governance, “now they know better; they have all started to realise the huge and costly mistakes they made. Now, they have realised the better party,” she stated.

She saed the aspirant made a good decision to have chose PDP over other parties, saying: “coming to PDP is a delight, your coming to PDP is a very big plus for PDP.”

Speaking earlier, the aspirant, who titled his letter: “Securing Kwara first: A Covenant with the people,” promised to rest the state on what he called “five reducible pillars that will secure Kwara and restore dignity to every home and lives residing in the State.”

He listed the commitments to include: Security and peace; Human Capital; equitable development; new economy transformation and; integrous good governance and justice.

On security and peace, Ibiwoye said no society grows where fear lives, recalling that “for too long, we have mourned after tragedy. Kwara State that is popularly known as the ‘State of Harmony’ has vitually been tumed to a theatre of War. That era ends now by the grace of God.

“We will deploy a Community-First Security Architecture that fuses traditional Institutions, locat vigilantes, and modern Inteligence-led policing. Every ward, every farmstead, every market in Kwara will be safe to live, work, and invest in. Security will be preventive, not reactive; Intelligence-driven, not accidental; people-centred, not distant.

“We will invest in Security software as avallable globally to tame every form of insecurity plaguing the State,” he assured.

He posited that the youths ought not to  be a burden “as presently seen, we shall make them our comparative advantage and assets by creating mass job through establishment of skils acquisition centies in each senatorial district, ICT innovation hubs, and partnering with the private Sectors operating in the Stale.”

He also promised to revamp public schools, retrain feachers, deploy digital classrooms, and align curriculum with skills, technology, and global competitiveness, Kwara children will not just compete but will lead.

Believing that development shouldn’t stop where the tarred road ends, Ibiwoye said if given the opportunity, his government would establish a Kwara Rural Development Commission with statutory representation in all 16 LGAs.

On mew economy transformation, he promised to make will Kwara a food and agro-export powerhouse within 24 months in office through mechanizea farming clusters with bold infrastructure renewal roads, bridges, housing, energy expansion, and modern urban renewal to unlock markets, reduce travel time, and connect farms to ports, Infrastructure is not concrete: it is opportunity.

He declared that the fifth pillar would assure transparency, accountability, inclusiveness, and just.

He promised that traditional institutions will be partners, not spectators, local governments will be engines, not appendages while every policy will pass one test: “Does this put Kwara People First”?

Reacting, the PDP deputy state chairperson, chief Wasilat Atinuke Mccarthy said the letter was more a manifesto, pointing out that their leader, former Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki is attracting best brains to the party.