Son of the late governor of Kwara state, Alhaji Akeem Lawal, has declared his intention to contest in 2019 governorship race under the banner of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking when he was received by his supporters and admirers on arrival at the Ilorin International airport on Saturday, Alhaji Lawal, son of the late governor, Alhaji Mohammed Lawal, said that his intention to run was a call to service. Late Mohammed Lawal, the father of the governorship aspirant, served as All Peoples Party (APP) governor of Kwara state between 1999 and 2003. When asked to comment on reconvening of the National Assembly on urgent national matters such as the INEC budget, the governorship aspirant said that “It goes without saying. If truly the members of the NASS think about our nation first, then, it goes without saying that they need to reconvene and take care of urgent national matters.

Source: Nigerian Tribune August 18, 2018 16:52 UTC