Kwara To Partner AfDB On Infrastructure Development

Date: 2019-08-02

Kwara State government has opened talks with the African Development Bank (AfDB) on various areas of partnership, including road construction, small and medium scale enterprises with focus on women empowerment, energy, and agro-processing.

The proposed partnership is the outcome of a meeting Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq held with the AfDB team in Abuja on Monday during which he spelt out the priorities of his new administration and sought the buy-in of the development body.

This was disclosed in a statement signed by the governor's chief press secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye.

The meeting was attended by AfDB country director, Ebrimal Faal and other top officials of the agency.

The statement said the governor identified the priority areas to include education, healthcare, infrastructure, agriculture, women and youth empowerment, and entrepreneurship. He also explained steps he has taken to improve the priority area by citing recent multimillion Naira counterpart funds he released to access various development funds.

The statement quoted AbdulRazaq as saying that the administration plans to develop agribusiness and promote agro-processing with special focus on commodities like sugarcane, rice and cashew, among others.

The governor mentioned some investments in these areas to include the $350million sugar refinery being constructed by the BUA Group and the 16,000 hectares of sugarcane plantation owned by the Dangote Group, according to the statement.

"Consequently, Kwara is eyeing a partnership with the AfDB for the construction of Kosubosu-Lafiagi road. There will also be further talks on how Kwara can benefit from AfDB's initiatives like the $50million facility to support SMEs and women-owned businesses, $200million project for national electrification and transmission lines; and AfDB agro-industrial development through its Special Agro -Industrial Processing Zone being pursued with some Chinese investors, among others," the statement said.

"A team of experts from the AfDB is expected in Kwara later in the year to identify projects in the priority areas," it added.

It said the AfDB has also invited AbdulRazaq to attend the business-to-business (B2B) meetings with some Chinese investors along with some other governors in Abuja on August 7, setting the ground for future engagements between the Kwara State government, AfDB and the investors.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Ilorin Emirate     Bamidele Adegoke Oladimeji     Oloriegbe     Ballah     Salihu Alhaji Musa     Quranic Recitation Competition     Tuesday Assayomo     Toyosi Thomas     Yahaya Dumoye     Ibrahim Akaje     Na\'Allah     Sheikh Ridhwanullah     Omoniyi Ayinla     Bashir Adigun     Kawu Baraje     Modibo Kawu     Olosi Of Osi     Ilorin.Info     Femi Ogunsola     Abdulrazaq Sanni     Curfew     Amule Elementary School     Oja-Oba     Moshood Mustapha     Simeon Ajibola     Dagbalodo     Obayomi Azeez     Ahmed Bayero     Mutawalle     Jimoh Olusola Imam     Ibrahim Gambari     Ibrahim Sulu Gambari     Oyedepo     David Adesina     Gbemi Saraki     Budo Egba     Awodun     Muritala Awodun     Shehu Alimi Foundation     Abioye Bello     Justina Oha     Cassava Growers\' Association     Kwara State Sports Commission     Elerinjare     Odolaye Aremu     Ahmed Ayinla Jimoh     Park     Ajakaye     Ayo Salami     Baruten     Esinniobiwa Quareeb     Eleja     Saliu Alamoyo     Muhammad Akande Olarewaju Odunade     Talaka Parapo     Lawan     Okala Baba     Balogin Alanamu     Emir Of Kano     Bello John Olanrewaju     Abdulfatai Salman Baakini     Sulyman Age AbdulKareem     Jaigbade Alao     Joseph Bamigboye     IESA     Aishatu Ahmed Gobir     Budo-Egba     Omu Aran     Iyabo Adewuyi     Afonja Descendants Union     Plat Technologies     Akorede     Waziri Yakubu Gobir     Hameed Oladipupo Ali     Ishaq Salman     Rotimi Samuel Olujide     Kwara State Television    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Air Peace     Matthew Babaoye     Ojuekun     Bureau Of Lands     Moses Adekanye     Ajasse-Ipo     State Bureau Of Internal Revenue     Adesoye College     Idi-Ape     KWASSIP     Ishaq Oloyede     Folaranmi Aro     Mutawalle     Yusuf Lawal     Binta Abubakar Mora     Gabriel Fashanu     African Democratic Congress     Sam Onile     Ahmed Saidu Rufai     Tsaragi-Share     2017 Budget     NURTW     Vasolar-Kwara Company Ltd     Kishira     Tope Daramola     Lafia Aliyu Korasabi     Ballah     Abdulwaheed Musa     Mamman Saba Jibril     Elerin Of Erin-Ile     Jaiz Bank     Amos Sayo     Gamji Members Association     Otunba Taiwo Joseph     Hausa     Quareeb     Salau Kabiru Abdullahi     Cassava Growers\' Association     Aliyu Alhassan     Nigeria Computer Society     Elerinjare-Ibobo     Haashim Initiative For Community Advancement     Tinubu Legacy Forum     Elerin Of Adanla     Dele Momodu     Offa     Rice Farmers Association Of Nigeria     Ahmed Bayero     Shehu Jimoh     Kpotum Mohammed Baba     Kazeem Gbolagade     Al-Hikmah University     Revenue Court     Kolawole Akande     Voices Of Tomorrow     Henry Olaosebikan     Obasanjo     Elerinjare     Habeeb Saidu     Ilorin Muslim Community     Ilorin Descendants Progressive Union     Sidikat Alaya     Islamiya Abdulraheem     Al-Adaby     Musbau A. Akanji     Maigidasanma     Sa\'ad Alanamu     Sheriff Olanrewaju     Ilorin Curfew     Saka Asiat Ayinke     Kale Belgore     AGILE Programme     Sunday Fagbemi     Sanitation Exercise     Mohammed Lawal Bagega     Abdulkadir Akanbi-Oke     Valsolar Consultoria