WorldStage NewsOnline—-The senator-elect for Kwara North Senatorial District, Mallam Sadiq Umar says Senate President Bukola Saraki lost his senatorial seat because he was no longer connected with the electorate.
Umar said this in an interview on Wednesday in Ilorin.
The senator-elect, who was reacting to the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, said Saraki’s political relevance had always been overrated.
He said that the senate president was able to hold the state in his grips for so long because elections had always been rigged in his favour.
According to him, Kwara has suffered a protracted leadership problem and now they have the opportunity to speak out loudly.
“The victory is an anticipated one and we are very happy about it. Everybody is very happy because it was a very free and fair election.
” Kwarans are very clear; enough is enough. They have not had a good leader and those who are ruling Kwara are not giving the best of leadership to the people.
“So the people want a change and we are very happy the electorate have spoken very loudly that they are with APC and all candidates of APC won the elections from Presidential to National Assembly members,’’ he said.
Umar described the development as a new dawn for Kwara, saying all what the citizens had been deprived would be given to them.
“Kwara will see development in infrastructure, employment, empowerment, prompt payment of salary and improvement in salary among others,’’ he said.
