AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq
5 May
Kwara North Development Council (KWANDCO) has urged Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq to ensure that the vacant Kwara slot at the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) is filled by another person from the zone since the former occupier was from the senatorial district. It would be recalled that Edu-born Shuaib Yaman Abdullahi, who occupied the…
11 Mar
Thousands of women in Kwara state, led by female government cabinet members and ruling APC candidates, took to the streets on Saturday to show their support for the re-election of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq. The rally was organized as part of the activities to commemorate International Women's Day in the state. Starting from Queen Elizabeth Secondary…
1 Mar
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has congratulated President-elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the APC family nationwide on the victory at the polls. In a statement on Wednesday morning, the Governor called the victory of Asiwaju Tinubu “truly deserving and a reassuring message that Nigerians ultimately value great antecedents, clear vision, national unity and security,…
13 Jan
A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the certificate forgery suit instituted against Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq of Kwara State by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for lack of merit and jurisdiction. Justice Inyang Ekwo, while dismissing the PDP’s suit, yesterday, held that it was baseless, unwarranted and constituted a gross abuse of the…
22 Feb 2022
Kwara State governor AbdulRahman Aabdulrasaq on Tuesday said every Muslim girl who chooses to wear hijab to schooling the state has the right to do so. Abdulrasaq in a statement by his spokesperson Rafiu Ajakaye said "Kwara State is a plural society whose diversity and peaceful coexistence as the southernmost northern state are its most…
10 Dec 2021
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq of Kwara on Friday presented staff of office to the 14th Emir of Lafiagi, Ahaji Mohammed-Kudu Kawu.
30 Jul 2021
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq of Kwara, on Friday, approved the appointment of Ahaji Kawu Mohammed-Kudu, as the new Emir of Lafiagi, headquarters of Edu Local Government Area of the state.
9 Apr 2021
The Kwara government has acquired interverter freezers, generators and stabilizers for the State Cold Store, to preserve vaccines across the 16 Local Government Areas.
9 Jan 2021
As the world makes plans for post-pandemic recovery, Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, leader of the Northern Governors Forum (NGF), Simon Bako Lalong and Kwara State Governor...
25 Dec 2020
Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq, has reaffirmed his commitment to sports development with particular interest in the sustenance of the Kwara Open Golf Tournament, a flagship event in the state. Speaking during the closing ceremony and prize giving dinner of the sixth Kwara Open Tournament at the Ilorin Golf Club last weekend, the governor, represented…
27 Nov 2020
A bill seeking to repeal the Kwara state pension law for former governors and deputy governors on Thursday passed second reading at the Kwara House of Assembly.
10 Feb 2020
Kwara State Weightlifting Association Chairman, Dr. Steve Olarinoye has praised the Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq for the successful hosting of the state’s Sports Festival for the first time in almost two decades.