• Our attention has been drawn to a front-page advertorial in some national newspapers, sponsored by Mr Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, Governor of Kwara State. One clear message from the advertorial is that the state government has turned the whole Offa robbery case against former Senate President, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki into a media trial, and not a proper litigation in court. Perhaps the government has realised its case against Dr Saraki cannot withstand a real judicial test. However, Dr Saraki had stated in his press statement dated April 17, 2026, that he is ready to meet the Kwara State governor and his machinery in court. There is still a need to make some key clarifications on the falsehood and misleading statements contained in the advertorial.
• It is interesting that of all pressing national issues, including the high rate of insecurity, the priority for the Kwara State government is hounding Dr Saraki for his views which the governor considered critical of his administration. Since the killings, arson, and kidnapping of Kwarans began on an unprecedented scale under his watch, Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has not sponsored any newspaper front page advertisement to commiserate with the families of the victims or to mobilise Kwarans behind government policies and programmes aimed at tackling the problem. His interest lies in sponsoring a media trial against his two immediate predecessors and framing them on trumped-up charges.
• Mr Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq told...
Our attention has been drawn to a front-page advertorial in some national newspapers, sponsored by Mr Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, Governor of Kwara State. One clear message from the advertorial is tha...