AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq
AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq (born 5 February 1960) is a Nigerian politician, who has served as governor of Kwara State since 2019.
Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Kwara State | |
| Assumed office 29 May 2019 | |
| Deputy | Kayode Alabi |
| Preceded by | Abdulfatah Ahmed |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 February 1960 Zaria, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now in Kaduna State, Nigeria) |
| Political party | All Progressives Congress (APC) |
| Spouse | Olufolake Davies |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | Campaign website |
He was previously the CEO of First Fuels Limited. He contested unsuccessfully for the governor of Kwara State in 2003, 2007 and 2011 respectively under the Congress for Progressive Change political party and was successively defeated by Abubakar Bukola Saraki in 2003 and 2007, and by Abdulfatah Ahmed in 2011. However, in 2019, he contested again under the ruling political party in Nigeria, the All Progressive Congress, and emerged as the governor of Kwara State, after he won the 2019 governorship election in the state. In 2021 he introduces KwaraLEARN in basic education to empower teachers. By May 2023, during the first anniversary of KwaraLEARN's launch, he declared the programme one of his best policies ever. On 1 August 2023, he and other six governors were in the entourage of president Bola Ahmed Tinubu to Republic of Benin for the country's 63rd independence celebration.