(Read full statement) ABRULRAHMAN ABDULRAZAQ HAS DEEP RESPECT FOR TRADITION

Kwara APC governorship candidate, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq

The Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq Gubernatorial Campaign Organization has received information on a concocted report circulating in the social
media in respect of structural arrangements in the Ilorin Emirate Traditional Council. The interview is a mere fallacy and the views of an individual.

We respect the rights of individuals to ventilate their views, opinions and political preferences. We however strongly deny that the views expressed in the above instance represent the position of our
party, the APC, or its Gubernatorial Candidate. The interview, in its entity, does not reflect the vision or the policy thrust of the party.

In fact, the interviewee, Sheikh Abdulrahim Aduragba, is neither a card-carrying member of the Kwara APC nor sponsored to herald the
agenda of the governorship hopeful. Our flag bearer is a bona fide indigene of Ilorin Emirate who is well grounded in the tradition and culture of the people.

The tradition of the people of the Ilorin Emirate is well documented and unambiguous and  cannot be contested by anybody. We hereby recall the historical roles played by the patriarch of the Abdulrazaq family, Lawyer A.G.F. Abdulrazaq, SAN, in ensuring that Ilorin emirate holds its pre-eminent position in Northern region.

Every student of history understands the role Alhaji A.G.F. Abdulrazaq played in 1955 to convince the Willink Commission that Ilorin belonged
to the Northern region. This eventually earned him the highly respected chieftaincy title of Mutawalen of Ilorin making him one of the trusted hands of the emir of Ilorin during the reign of the late 9th Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji (Dr.) Zulukanaini Muhammadu Gambari, CFR.

We therefore find it ludicrous that anyone will seek to manipulate or change the history and culture of the people of Ilorin, given the  unambiguous history and its relevance to the current traditional
arrangement.

We urge all Kwarans to discountenance the content of the said interview as part of the antics of drowning and frustrated politicians on their way out of reckoning.

Signed:

TAJUDEEN KAREEM
For: ABDULRAZAQ GUBERNATORIAL CAMPAIGN ORGANIZATION.