He went on to recount some of the accomplishments of his administration in the area of road construction and maintenance, aviation, power, aviation, water, health, education and human resource development, as well as governance. He was able to give some insight into how his administration had been able to execute so many capital projects despite the poor economic profile of Kwara State. In a forthright and candid address, he admitted to the gathered audience that the last 7 years have been the most challenging of his life. Following are excerpts from his address:
"In a State such as we inherited in 2003, my job could not have been more clearly defined. And my inaugural address reflected a keen awareness of the challenges that we faced. As I took office on that fateful Thursday morning I made clear of my intentions to tackle the most important challenges that we faced in education, in health, in agriculture and industry, in water and sanitation, in rural development, women empowerment, youth development, unpaid salaries and pensions and many more.
"I also declared however that I would not pretend to have quick fix to all the problems or intend to work on them alone. I asked you not to expect miracles of me. I asked you not to expect answers to all problems from me; even though you expect me to lead the way. I only asked you to join hands with me to be the best we can be, and together lay the foundation for a future that is more secure and certain for our children and generations to come.
" almost eight years after we started this journey together, not all the problems have been solved. And they will probably not be all solved in our life time. It is however important for us not to forget where we were coming from so that we can appreciate how far we have come.
"This is necessary, not because we want to indulge in the vainglory of self-celebration, but so we can all realise that real changes are possible; so we can understand that the challenges we face may be difficult, but they are not insurmountable. Because it is with this realisation; with this understanding, that we can stay determined on the same path on the path that has brought us brought us so far, even when we find that the road ahead is still long and still difficult.
"No matter what we have achieved; successive generations of leadership in our State will continue to have important problems to solve. What is important however is that the batons that we pass on should be more glorious, and the torch that we hand over should shine ever brighter from generation to generation
" the last seven years has been the most challenging of my life, but I must also say the most exciting. I doubt if there can be a greater honour conferred on a man than an opportunity to serve his people and improve their lot. I feel particularly honoured that I am the first Executive Governor in the history of our State that would serve for two terms. I must say that even though we were determined from the very first day of our administration to do the best we could for our State, I believe the opportunity we have had for sustainability and continuity is a crucial factor in most of the successes we have recorded.
The full text of this address is available at: http://www.facebook.com/bukola.saraki
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