The Kwara State government has strongly dismissed the Kwara Redemption Movement (KRM), labelling the group as a “redundant” and “frustrated” political faction.

The KRM had earlier condemned Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s administration for allegedly treating the state’s ethnic groups unfairly, threatening to rally Kwarans against the government unless changes were made.

Bashir Adigun, the Special Adviser (Media) to the governor, responded in a statement, accusing the group’s spokesman, Chief Akogun Iyiola Oyedepo, of spreading falsehoods.

Adigun rebranded KRM as the “Kwara Redundant Movement,” critiquing them as failed politicians resorting to the “Pull Him Down Syndrome” due to their inability to influence the state’s politics.

The government reaffirmed that the “O to Ge” movement, which ended the Saraki political dynasty in 2019, was a people-driven revolution, not the effort of any particular individual or group.

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Adigun further accused the KRM leaders, including Oyedepo, of inconsistency, noting that Oyedepo had once pledged allegiance to Governor AbdulRazaq after initially leaving the Social Democratic Party (SDP).

The government also pointed out that KRM’s claims to be a non-partisan entity were contradicted by their own actions, as they were linked to various political parties. The statement emphasised the overwhelming support AbdulRazaq received in the 2019 and 2023 general elections, as well as in the recent local government elections.