In another first, Kwara gov takes budget meeting to 'special needs school' Says budget must reflect people's need

Date: 2019-07-23

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Tuesday directed top civil servants to meet him at the state's school of special needs for their budget review meeting.

In what was a first in the state's history, AbdulRazaq said he purposely scheduled the meeting for the school to let the top bureaucrats and government functionaries appreciate the need to allocate resources in manners that directly benefit the downtrodden in the society.

The governor had earlier visited the school a few weeks ago to listen to the teachers and inspect the facilities there, apologising to the children and promising to quickly attend to their needs.

"Work has started, in line with our Iseya mantra. I'm sorry to drag you here; it is symbolic. This is necessary for you to understand that there are other people who have needs that we should meet. I want (the budget) to be more inclusive going forward," he told the civil servants at the mid year budget review session in Apata Yakuba suburb of Ilorin, the state capital.

The meeting was attended by the Head of Service Mrs Susan Modupe Oluwole; Chairman of the Kwara State Internal Revenue Service (KW-IRS); permanent secretaries; directors and heads of various government departments and parastatals.

AbdulRazaq told the bureaucrats that bringing them to the school was to ensure that budgets are made to reflect the condition of the people, and not a show of executive powers.

"I've been here before and I know they have needs. The pupils here don't have access to very basic needs. They don't have light. They can't read. This is a trend across the state. Our schools are in bad states. This is why we emphasise the need to get basic things running first," he said.

"The budget should be realistic. We should bring things back to standard. So, bringing you here is to encourage you to feel the situation here. It is not impunity. It is for us to understand the terrible state of things. It is to make you appreciate the situation here. I want you to appreciate the environment in which you work.

"We want to put basic things in place first before we move into big budget (projects). We will eventually embark on those (big) things but we want to put basic things in place first."

He urged the top civil servants and wealthy members of the society to help the needy such as the special needs children and other disadvantaged members of the society.

The meeting was the second time the governor would pull top civil servants to the hinterland to have a feel of the condition of the people.

In June, the governor summoned permanent secretaries and other officials to Patigi, in Kwara North, following his visit to some schools and hospitals whose conditions he said were unacceptable to him.

 


Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Saadatu Modibbo-Kawu     Omupo     Olatunji Ayeni     Nurudeen Mohammed     KWACOBPA     Tafidan Kaiama     Metro Park     Ladi Hassan     Olayinka Jelili Yusuf     Ahman Pategi University     Taibat Ayinke Ahmed     Ayobami Akanbi     Saadu Yusuf     Sa\'adu Salau     Oba Mogaji Abdulkadir     Muhammad Akande Olarewaju Odunade     SDP     Idiagbon     AbdulKareem Yusuf Danhawa     Magaji Nda     Saba Jibril     Sabitiyu Grillo     Suleiman Rotimi Iliasu     Opobiyi     Manzuma     Lola Ashiru     Abubakar Imam     Nigeria Governors\' Forum     Abdulbaqi Jimoh     Amuda Bembe     Moronfoye     Ahmed Alhasssan     Taofik Abdulkareem     Bamidele Adegoke Oladimeji     Kaosarah Adeyi     Ayodele Kuburat Olaosebikan     Ashiru     Baba Adini Of Kwara State     Ilesha-Baruba-Gwanara     Alaiye     Emir Of Ilorin     08001000100     Basic Education Certificate Examination     Ola Falade     Bluenile Associates     Okin Biscuits     SWAN     Ilesha-Gwanara     Saadu Alanamu     Timothy Akangbe     International Vocational Centre     Agboola Babatunde     Kayode Laro     Aminu Ado Bayero     International Aviation College     Dairo Kunle Paul     Ballah     Jaigbade Alao     Issa Oloruntogun     Dapo Teni Nig Enterprise     Razaq Ayobami Akanbi     TESCOM     Shehu Alimi Foundation     Mohammed Jimoh Faworaja     Rafiu Ibrahim     Soffiyyallah Kamaldeen     Awili Pedro     Ajikobi     Rotimi Oyedepo     Public Holiday     United Nigeria Congress Party     Fatimat Saliu     Kwara North     Reuben Paraje     Ezekiel Yissa Benjamin     Isiaka Yusuf     Ike Ekweremadu    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Manzuma     Joseph Yemi Ajayi     CLAY POT     Joana Nnazua Kolo     Oke-opin     Assayomo     CBT     Habeeb Saidu     Raji Ayodele Kamaldeen     Bayo Onimago     SAPZ Project     Yomi Adeboye     High Court     Salihu Ajia     Ahmed     Iyabo Adisa Ibiyeye     Yahaya Dumoye     Oluronke Adeyemi     Obasanjo     Ilesha-Baruba-Gwanara     Popo-Igbonna     Monthly Sanitation Exercise     Okanlawon Musa     Offa Descendants Union     MMWG     Sarah Alade     Seni Saraki     Oyedepo     Adeleke Ogungbe     Abdulraheem Olesin     Kaosarah Adeyi     Emmanuel Bello     Kishira     Just Law Forum     Ahmed \'Lateef     Musibau Akanji     Saliu Tunde Bello     Lithium Deposit     Lukman Adeloyin     Ahmad Uthman     JUSUN     Adedeji Onimago     Yemi Sanni     AbdulKareem Yusuf Danhawa     Musbau A. Akanji     Chief Imam Of Lafiagi     IQRA College     Bola Olukoju     Tafidan Kaiama     ASUU     Modupe Oluwole     Prince Sunday Fagbemi     Arik     Afonja Descendants Union     Joshua Adeyemi Adimula     Jimoh Saadudeen Muhammed     Maigidasanma     Pakata Patriots     Ope Saraki     Adam Abdullahi Al-Ilory     Abdulazeez Arowona     Tafida     Sobi Specialist Hospital     Kayode Ibrahim     Kwara Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board     Press Release     Timothy Akangbe     Illyasu Abdullahi     Oyelere Oyinloye     Offa Poly     UTME     Ayedun     Ajuloopin     Kwabes     Michael Ologundea     Dagbalodo     Oko