Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly and APC Governorship Candidate, Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu, has expressed gratitude to traditional rulers in Kwara North for their role in uniting sons and daughters of the region.
Engr. Danladi-Salihu stated this in a message of appreciation following an engagement held in Bode Saadu, Moro Local Government Area yesterday.
According to him, the royal fathers have shown thoughtfulness and wisdom in bringing the people of the region together to reiterate their resolve to produce the next governor of Kwara State.
He noted that the royal fathers’ advocacy for the Kwara North Agenda, which began in 2024 in Bode Saadu, has now metamorphosed into the One Kwara Project 2027.
Speaking on the 2027 governorship election, the Speaker stressed that the contest goes beyond his personal ambition.
He assured the people that he would do everything humanly possible to make them proud, adding that he will not disappoint the region and the good people of Kwara State.
Danladi-Salihu expressed profound appreciation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for their steadfast leadership and visionary guidance.
He also listed the royal fathers present to include the Etsu Patigi and Vice Chairman, Kwara State Traditional Council of Chiefs, HRH Alhaji Ibrahim Umar Bologi II, Emir of Lafiagi, HRH Alhaji Mohammed Kudu Kawu, Emir of Kaiama, HRH Alhaji Mu’azu Shehu Omar, Emir of Tsonga, HRH Dr. Haliru Ndanusa Yahaya, Etsu Tsaragi, HRH Alhaji Aliyu Abdullahi Kpotwa, Emir of Okuta, HRH Alhaji Idris Abubakar Serobetete III, Emir of Ilesha-Baruba, HRH Prof. Halidu Ibrahim Abubakar Derekureku IV, Emir of Gwanara, HRH Alhaji Dr. Abdullahi Sabi Idris Kotokotogi II, Emir of Yashikira, HRH Amb. Dr. Umar Usman Sarki, Ohoro of Shao, HRH Oba (Dr.) Obalowu Job Atolagbe, Oba of Jebba, HRH Oba Abdulkadir Alabi Adebara, and Daudu of Bode Saadu, Alhaji Aliyu Olanrewaju Gambari.
He further thanked his colleagues in the 9th and 10th Kwara State House of Assembly for their unwavering support and shared commitment to the progress of the state.
He equally extended appreciation to cabinet members, top government functionaries and other political stakeholders who attended the engagement.
