Education Takes 22% Of Kwara's 2017 Budget

Date: 2017-02-13

... As Sokoto Makes It 27.3%

In a clear departure from observable trend in the budget presentations across the 36 states of the federation, the Kwara state Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, has earmarked N29 billion for the education sector in his 2017 budget presentation.

In the over N135.3 billion budget presented before the state House of Assembly for the 2017 fiscal year, education takes 22 per cent of the total budget size.

Laying the budget tagged: 'budget of introspection and sustenance', is an increase of 29 billion Naira of the revised 2016 appropriation law.

The governor stated that over N7 billion is earmarked for capital expenditure while 57 billion, is for recurrent expenditure estimate, saying that economic affairs was allotted the highest vote, with an estimate of over N35 billion which represents 26% of the budget size.

The governor said the 2017 budget was anchored on current economic realities and determination to look inwards for sustained prosperity and development.

He reassured the state residents of his administration's commitment to implementing result-oriented policies and programmes that would boost economic activities, unlock growth and create jobs in the 2017 financial year.

"All on-going capital projects under the general public service sector will be accorded the highest priority to ensure their completion in 2017 financial year.

In his review of the 2016 budget, the governor stated that owing to the importance of education to the overall development of the State, great emphasis was placed on the sub-sector in 2016.

"As a result, the State Government provided a total sum of N119 million to conduct the State Entrance Examination, BasicEducation Certificate Examination, Joint Mock Examination, WAEC and NECO Examination and Senior Arabic and Islamic Secondary School Certificate Examination.

He added; "Our tertiary institutions received Government's attention in terms of Infrastructural Development which led to success in accreditation. For instance, the KWASU College of Engineering Project Phase 1 was taken to 90% completion.

"In the same vein, the School of Midwifery, Ilorin which got the sum of N129 million for the rehabilitation of the new site of the school in the year under review.

Similarly, Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State gave the largest share of the 2017 budget to the education sector.

The sector received the highest allocation of over N38.43 billion, representing 27.3 per cent. Of the estimate, 69 per cent was dedicated to capital projects, while 31 per cent was dedicated to recurrent expenditure.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Arca Santa     Senior Special Assistant On Student Affairs     NITDA     QuickWin     Kwara State Television     Gbemisola Saraki     Yusuf Abubakar     General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport     Taofik Abdulkareem     Akeem Lawal     Garba Idris Ajia     Umar Yakubu Jaja     John Olajide Adedipe     ASKOMP     Geri-Alimi Split Diamond Interchange     Kolawole Akande     Oloyede     Taofik Abdulkareem Babaita     Seun Bolaji     Students Union Government     AbdulRasaq Abdulmajeed Alaro     Galadima     Na\'Allah     Kwha.gov.ng     Lawal Jimoh     Moshood Mustapha     Salihu Ajia     Islamic Development Bank     UTME     Oyawoye     GGDSS Pakata     Oba Abdulkadir La\'aro     Isiaka Oniwa     Yemi Sanni     Gobirawa     Kpotum Mohammed Baba     Borgu     Edu     Sobi Specialist Hospital     Student Learning Support Helpline     Lafiagi     Oro Grammar School     Iyaloja-General     Taibat Ayinke Ahmed     Zaratu Umar     Dan Iya Of Ilorin     Akanji     Umar Danladi Shero     Eleyele     Neo Mundo Ltd     Ilofa     Gurei     Aliyu U. Tilde     KWIRS     Rafiu Ibrahim     Abdulkarim Adisa     Al-Hikmah University     Marufat Oladosu     Grillo     A.O. Belgore     Oniyangi     Timothy Olatunde Fadipe     Olatunde Olukoya     Kunle Okeowo     Lawal Arinola Kudirat     Wahab Isa     Kwara Politics     Haruna Tambiri Mohammed     Mufti Of Ilorin     Alfa Belgore     Mamatu Abdullahi     Abdulraheem Yusuf     Economic And Financial Crimes Commission     Shururat Olatinwo     Femi Oladiji     Yakub Ali-Agan     Lukman Oyebanji Fagbemi    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Mohammed Kamaludeen     Dauda Adesola     Oba Abu     Justina Oha     UTME     National Union Of Road Transport Workers     Alfa Modibbo Belgore     Kamaldeen Gambari     Isiaka Alikinla     Alore     ER-KANG Mining Nigeria Company Limited     Shade Omoniyi     Mazars Consulting     Pacify Labs     Rebecca Bake     Mansur Alfanla     Tope Daramola     Abubakar Olusola Saraki     Emir Of Ilorin     Charles Ibitoye     Yusuf Lawal     International Aviation College     Iyiola Oyedepo     3MTT     Folorunsho Erubu     Baaziki Sulaiman     Sarkin Malamai     KWACOBPA     Government Girls’ Day Secondary School Pakata     Smart School     Government High School Adeta     Mahmud Durosinlohun Atiku     Ella Supreme Tissue Paper     Raliat Islamic Foundation     Tosin Saraki     Kwara Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations     Akanbi-Oke     Eruku     Ghali Alaaya     Alabere     Nurudeen Muhammed     Baakini     Vasolar     Muyideen Ajani Bello     Osuwa     UNILORIN Alumni Association     Universal Basic Education Commission     Gbenga Adebayo     Sidikat Alaya     Oke-opin     Oasis Muslim Care Foundation     Olumide Daniel Ibitoye     Irepodun     Radio SBS     Yoonus Lawal     Kwara State Internal Revenue Service     Mary Kemi Adeosun     Olufolake Abdulrazaq     Bilikisu Gambari     Olayinka Olaogun     Ayodele Olaosebikan     Kwara State Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations     Suleiman Ajadi     Marafan Shonga     Apaola     Onilu     T And K FOODS     Abdulmajeed Wahab     Abubakar Aliagan     NFAI     Segun Olawoyin     Yusuf AbdulRasheed     Oko-Erin     Muslim Media Watch Group Of Nigeria     Bayo Mohammed Onimode     Halimat Yusuf     Tescom.kwarastate.gov.ng