By Umar Bayo Abdulwaha Ilorin
Kwara state government has rolled out programmes lined up for it 50th anniversary celebration of the state’s creation with a declaration that it had met the aspirations of its founding fathers. Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Isiaka Gold, at a world Press Conference to herald the 50th year’s anniversary, said that the celebration would be low keyed.
Gold, who is the chairman of the Kwara@50 anniversary, said 50 distinguished Kwarans who had contributed to the development of the state in various spheres would be honoured with awards that had been designed in eight diff erent categories. He said: “If in the last 50 years, we want to go back, we will say in this area, we have achieved. Another thing is that in 1967, before the creation of the state, we knew how the state looked like but today, we can boast of many Universities, including federal, state and private. We have Colleges of Education and Polytechnics. “When Kwara state was created, we happened to be alive at that time and we are not small. At that time, we know what the state was and today, there is one thing we can take in this state and be proud of. Our founding fathers wanted united people, a peaceful environment. Today, in Kwara, if you are talking about anything, we are more united than any state in the country. “In terms of security, Kwara state is more peaceful than any other state. So, I think we have been able to meet the yearnings of the founding fathers.”
