As part of reactions that greeted the demolition of Ile Arugbo, the totem of the late strongman of Kwara politics, Dr OlusolaSaraki, the presidencyhas registered its displeasure over the demolition.
This is coming even as the state government’s explanation disclosed that the acquisition of the land on which the said building was erected did not follow the proper channel.In a furious reaction to the exercise, the Minister of State for Transportation, Senator GbemisolaRuqayyahSaraki, berated Governor Abdulrazzaq for demolishing her father’s property, accusing the governor who assumed office on May 29th last year of rushing into settling perceived old generational family political scores.
Feelers from Abuja also indicate that the demolition exercise might have created a strain in the relationship between the Presidency and Governor Abdulrazak.It was gathered that the power brokers in Abuja were angry that the governor went beyond the bounds in his avowed mission to checkmate Saraki’s hold on Kwara State.
When the news of the demolition exercise got to the Presidency, an influential source in the Aso Rock Presidential Villa was sighted saying: “Who does this boy listen to? This is really embarrassing.” Thereafter, the Presidency wastes no time in calling the governor to order, asking him to be more “temperate” in his actions.
