Eid-el Kabir tragedy: Saraki mourns death of PDP members

Kwara State Governor, Dr. Bukola Saraki
Kwara State Governor, Dr. Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday commiserated with the Peoples Democratic Party in the state over the death of four of its members.

The four PDP members were said to have slumped and died during the Sallah celebration in the state on Tuesday as a result of excessive heat.

In a condolence message to the party leadership and the bereaved families, Saraki expressed shock over the sad event, noting that the deceased would be greatly missed by the party and their families.

He described the deaths as painful as well as a great loss to the state.

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Kwara 2011 and the Abuja connection

L-R: Yekeen Alabi and Sola Saraki
The political climate in Kwara State is changing as aspirants in the ruling Peoples Democratic Party unite against the interest of Olusola Saraki, the godfather of Kwara politics, writes EMMANUEL ADDEH



Those who hold the view that happenings in the morning can foretell how the rest of the day will be apparently did not have the present situation in Kwara State in mind.

Up until last month when the strongman of Kwara politics, Dr Olusola Saraki, publicly endorsed his daughter, Gbemisola, to take over the mantle of leadership from the incumbent governor who also is his son, Dr Bukola Saraki, the political atmosphere in the state was at best drab and boring.

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