By Wole Adedeji, Ilorin
Not fewer than eight members of the cabinet of Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq have resigned to contest seats in the House of Representatives next year.
They were however gunning to do so, under the banner of their party; the All Progressives Congress, APC, and they are already warming up for the primaries of the party next month to pick the tickets.
Meanwhile, three of the eight aspirants are facing one anelother at the expected shadow election to pick tickets for one seat at the Federal House of Representatives, while another two are slugging it out with each other to pick the ticket and also run in their respective constituencies.
Those that were set to tackle each other in the quest include; Alhaja Saa’dat Modibbo-Kawu, wife of a journalist who was the first to make her resignation and aspiration public. She was until last week the state Commussioner for Education and Human Capital Development.
Others in the same boat are Hadjia Fatima Arinola Lawal; daughter of late Governor Mohammed Lawal, who resigned as Commissioner for Enterprise and the Kwara State Social Investment Programme, KWASSIP, General Manager; Mr Mohammed Braimoh. He is one of the governor’s kitchen cabinet members.
Three of them are eyeing the Ilorin West/Ilorin South federal constituecy seat at the House of Representatives.
Also, Harriet Afolabi Oshatimehin, who until last week was the Commissioner for Minning and Kayode Oyin Zubair, who was Senior Special Assistant, SSA, to the governor on Community Intervention are slugging it out with themselves for the Ifelodun/Oyun/Offa federal constituency seat in the House of Representatives.
The Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General, Salman Jawondo, SAN, also resigned to contest the seat for the Ilorin West/Asa federal constituency in the House of Representatives.
Commissioner for Health; Dr. Raji Razaq, also resigned last week to gun for the Irepodun/Ekiti/Oke Ero/Isin federal constituency seat.
The only aspirant showing interest in the Senate to represent Kwara Central senatorial district is Mallam
Ahmed Yinka Aluko, who was Special Adviser on Special Duties as at last week.
