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KWARA STATE governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq is understandably on cloud nine following the appointment of another nominee from the state by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as minister-designate pending confirmation by the Nigerian Senate.
Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, had at the weekend announced the appointment of Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim as Minister of Youth-designate and Ayodele Olawande as Minister of State For Youth-designate.
Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim was the immediate past Senior Special Assistant to the Kwara State Governor on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The governor welcomes this major development and cheery news with excitement, saying Dr Jamila’s nomination satisfies two major developmental milestones of youth empowerment and gender inclusion in the decision-making process in Nigeria.
The governor commends President Tinubu for conceding yet another ministerial slot to Kwara, in what suggests a commendable direction to rightly accord the state its deserved flowers for the loyalty of its people to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
“We consider this additional nomination a great honour to our state, especially the rank and file of our party and its youth and women wings. Given her energy and impressive network among the youth constituency, we believe she is a good fit for the role,” the governor said in a statement on Sunday signed by Rafiu Ajakaye, his Chief Press Secretary.
The governor wishes the ministerial nominee all the best in her new assignment, urging her to be a great ambassador of the state, Kwara APC, and of the youth constituency that she now leads nationwide and requesting all stakeholders to support her in the new role as another representative of Kwara at the Federal Executive Council (FEC).
Eighteen-Eleven Media reports that President Tinubu had earlier appointed Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) who was later made the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice.
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