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Lanwa township road abandoned by the Contractors! The people of Lanwa are ever grateful and appreciable to His Excellency, Mall. AbdulRahman Abdulrasaq for the award of so many Community township roads in the state to alleviate the suffering of the rural dwellers In the recent time, it was observed that the Contractors handling Lanwa township roads has abandoned the construction of the road compared to Olooru, the ancestral home of former Commissioner of Works, Hon. Rotimi Iliasu whose township road that was awarded the same time and in the same local government was completed within the time frame. During the site inspection, Ilorin *Monitoring Group (IMG)* discovered that aside the blockage of some adjoining linkage to the streets that caused erosion, it has also caused an environmental nuisance to the entire community which can lead to Asthma contact.  It is the believe of the Community that the state government must have released the total sum bidded for the contract, bu

IMG congratulates Saliu Mustapha, Ahmed Aluko, Muktar Shagaya & Ahmed Saba Congratulations to Mall. Saliu Mustapha (Kwara Central), Yinka Ahmed Aluko (Ilorin South/East), Muktar Shagaya (Ilorin West/Asa) and Dr Ahmed Saba (Moro/Edu/Pategi) on becoming the authentic Senator and House of Representatives respectfully of the 10th Assembly of Federal Republic Nigeria. As an accomplished Politicians and exceptional leaders with notable achievements at your constituencies and beyond, you will no doubt lift your community to even greater heights of developmental excellence. *Ilorin Monitoring Group (IMG)* have followed your leadership activities and very proud of you. Please keep it up for the greatness of the Emirate and Kwara state in general. Wishing you the best wishes for a wonderful inauguration and a tremendously successful tenure of office. Signed Sa'ad A Dan-Musa Convener

Attention of KWSG and FG on illegal mining of Lithium in Lade, Pategi LG. Sa'ad Ayuba Dan-Musa danmusa123@yahoo.com Lithium's market value is forecast to increase to nearly 19 billion U.S. dollars by 2030, due to its increasingly significant importance and by the end of 2023, the global market value of lithium is expected to amount to 8.2 billion U.S. dollars. Due to its increasingly significant importance for a variety of applications and as well for the production of rechargeable batteries for mobile phones, laptops, digital cameras and  electric vehicles and so on has in the recent time attracted thousands of local and foreign illegal miners to Lade in Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State. This piece is coming as a strong request for the state government to put necessary measures in place to legalize the mining activities of Lithium in *Lade Village* or establish an industry to produce exportation products through the precious stones which will ultimately