By Adeleye Kunle
The gubernatorial candidate of the Young Progressives Party, YPP, in Kwara State, Waziri Yakubu Gobir, has criticized the APC ruling state government for incurring huge debts since 2019 to execute white elephant projects in the state.
In an interview with newsmen in Ilorin on Wednesday, Gobir said, “I don’t have any problems with borrowing, but it should be for value and wealth creation for the people.”
According to him, “huge amounts have been taken to execute white elephant projects such as the esoteric Tanke overhead bridge in Ilorin.”
Commenting on the forthcoming general elections, the party’s gubernatorial candidate, said ” our chances are in the hand of God, the elections this time around will not be about big political parties but about individuals and personalities who can deliver the dividends of democracy.
“We made mistakes in the last elections in 2019, this is the time to correct our past mistakes by electing credible leaders,” he added.
On security challenges in the state, he explained that while the issue remains a nationwide one, he believes the state governor who is in control of security vote should be able to engage the security architecture available to him for the safety of the citizenry.
Gobir identified poverty and unemployment as the two major challenges confronting the people of the state.
He said if elected in 2023, emphasis would be placed on opening up the rural areas where agricultural activities are hampered by poor infrastructural facilities, such as good roads, water and electricity among others.
Gobir further disclosed that p would also be given to Small and Medium Scale Businesses in the state to boost the economy and reduce the poverty rate among the people
