Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has immortalised late Mohammed Alabi Lawal by naming the 2000 capacity Kwara State Polytechnic Auditorium after him.
This was disclosed in a statement by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary Rafiu Ajakaye on Tuesday.
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“On this 15th memorial anniversary for His Excellency, the former Governor Mohammed Alabi Lawal, I join the people of the state to remember a man of honour who died sticking to his patriotic beliefs.
“He was a valiant leader who touched the lives of the masses in every part of the state within available resources. We are glad to see our people honour him at all times.
“What the public nostalgia about Omo Laderin means is that he truly stood for what was right against all odds,” AbdulRazaq said.
Dateline Nigeria reports that late Mohammed Lawal Alabi was Kwara State Governor from 1999 to 2003.
He was also military administrator of Ogun state between 1987 and 1990.
