May 29: Kwara gov-elect announces low-key swearing-in

Kwara State Governor-elect, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, has announced a low-key swearing-in on May 29, according to a statement by the Inauguration Committee

The Committee’s chairman, Senator Suleiman Ajadi, said in the statement that the austere programme was to reflect the lean purse of Kwara, especially because some events commemorating Democracy Day would hold two weeks after on June 12.

“Consequently, there will be a swearing-in ceremony (sic) at the Government House, followed by the Thanksgiving Prayer holding simultaneously at the Central Mosque, Ilorin and Church Service at 11:00 a.m.of the same day,” the statement said.

The statement also said the governor will later meet with stakeholders in Kwara State.

“The governor will meet with representatives of the civil servants and also, separately, confer with the Kwara State Traditional Council led by the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Dr Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari,” the statement added.

The statement said the state would also observe Democracy Day on the 12th of June as a public holiday with a programme of events to be announced later.