ABDULRAZAQ MEETS BUHARI, SEEKS SUPPORT FOR KWARA DEVT

Date: 2020-01-13

*President commends Gov for his giant strides.

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday briefed President Muhammadu Buhari about some developmental challenges he inherited in the north central state and the steps he has taken to gradually reposition it.

"The Governor held a one-on-one meeting with the President on Monday at the Villa in Abuja to keep him abreast of the situation he met on the ground especially as regards infrastructural deficits in the area of water, roads, education, health, and agriculture," according to a statement by AbdulRazaq's Chief Press Secretary Rafiu Ajakaye.

"His Excellency also told Mr. President how he has been tackling these challenges such as gradually restoring potable water in the state capital and other parts of the state, the payment of various counterpart funds in the health sector, how he has returned UNICEF back to the state after many years, the blacklisting of Kwara State by UBEC and the payment of the N450m debt to restore the relationship, among many other steps he has taken."

The statement said AbdulRazaq also told Buhari about how he quickly ended the strike across the Colleges of Education when he assumed office and how he had since paid over N700m to settle their salary arrears. He also narrated to the President how his administration has restored constant and timely payment of salary of workers, subventions and running costs across various ministries.

He also explained to the President that Kwara is already keying into various developmental projects of the Federal Government, including passing the state's Social Investment Programme law that provides for school feeding, soft loans for marketers, and conditional cash transfer for the elderly to cut poverty rate.

"The Governor meanwhile appealed to the President on the condition of Federal Roads in the state. He also told the President that the state will construct the Kosubosu-Bode Saadu Road to open up Kwara State. He also urged the President to give special attention to the roads. He also told Mr President that Kwara wants a Federal College of Education. He equally requested the fast tracking of the National Livestock Transformation Programme because Kwara wants to be an integral part of it, especially the dairy component of the programme," the statement said.

President Buhari, for his part, commended AbdulRazaq for the visit, his giant strides, and his ongoing efforts in repositioning the state.

Buhari promised to look into his requests for the development of Kwara and Nigeria as a whole, the statement added.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Jumoke F. Ajao     Tanke Road     Abubakar Lah     Saudat Abdulbaqi     Rabiu Kwankwaso     Gbemisola Saraki     Issa Baba     Kayode Ogunlowo     Abubakar Usman Jos     Amule     Oba Abu     Matthew Babaoye     Yemi Sanni     Fola Consultant     Idofin     Obayomi Azeez     Magaji Are     Abubakar Baba     Mustapha AbdulGaniyu     Osinbajo     Alao Ayotunde     Nigerian Army     KW-GIS     Ilorin Emirate Staff Association     Abdulrauf Aliyu     Share-Tsaragi     Idi-Ape     Taibat Ayinke Ahmed     KFA     International Aviation College     Kaiama     Mujtabah Bature     Ilorin Emirate Stakeholders Forum     Code Of Conduct Tribunal     International Vocational Centre     Markaz Arabic And Islamic Training Institute, Agege     Olatunji Ayeni     Idowu Laro     Funmilayo Zubair     Opaleke Bukola Iyabo     Saheed Alakoso     Kola Bukoye     Baboko     Gbenga Olawepo     Hamidu Olowo     Christian Association Of Nigeria     Kwara State Television (KWTV)     Habeeb Saidu     Saka Abimbola Isau     Esinrogunjo     Abdulfatai Ahmed     Aliyu Kora Sabi     Alfa Yahaya Road     NTA Ilorin     Abdulmajeed Wahab     HYPPADEC     Suleiman Rotimi Iliasu     Rafiu Olasile     Laduba     Lanre Issa Onilu     Ibrahim Abdullahi     Kaosarah Adeyi     Ibrahim Abdulkadir Abikan     Offa Descendants Union     Kwara 2019     Lola Ashiru     Amusa Bello     Ilorin Metro Park     Yusuf Zulu-Gambari     Elerin Of Adanla     Galland Marcias     Olofa Of Offa     Salmon Babatunde Salmon     Sulyman Age AbdulKareem     Ojo Isekuse     Senior Special Assistant On Student Affairs     Kayode Ishola    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Mogaji Aare     Yoruba     Dan Masanin     Ganmo Electricity Sub-Station     TESCOM 2025     Abdulwasiu Bolaji Adeyi     Aishat Mohammed Lawal     Bayer AG     Maigida     Abdulraufu Mustapha     Ayo Salami     Sheriff Shagaya     Olaitan Buraimoh     Kayode Oyin Zubair     Oke-Odo     Oko Erin     Ilorin Innovation Hub     Taofeek Sanusi     Abatemi Usman     Aisha Gobir     Post-utme     Jaiz Bank     Ajasse-Ipo     Medview Airlines     Damilola Yusuf     Sa\'adu Gambari     Baba-Isale     Dogara     Just Event Online     COVID     Erubu Oba Zubair     Abdulquowiyu Olododo     Magaji Are     Aisha Ahman Pategi     Ogidi-Oloje     Michael Nzwekwe     VADA     Reuben Paraje     Ayoade Akinnibosun     Abdulkadir Jimoh     PharmAccess Foundation     Kisira     Ibrahim Abiodun     Trade Lenda SME Fair     Toyin Saraki     Olokoba Sulyman     Oloruntoyosi Thomas     Mahe Abdulkadir     Abiodun Musa Aibinu     Ibrahim Oniye     Yunus Oniboki     Ado Bayero     Rashidi Yekini     Code Of Conduct Bureau     Abdulrosheed Okiki     Alfa Yahaya Road     Abubakar Suleiman     Ladi Hassan     KWSIEC     Habeeb Abdullahi Al-Ilory     Oba Abdulkadir La\'aro     Abdulrasheed Akogun     Isiaka Gold     HAMFAT Clinic And Maternity     Sunday Otokiti     Mohammed Danjuma     Tinubu Legacy Forum     Omupo     Rafiu Ibrahim     Park     Quareeb     Code Of Conduct     Shaaba Lafiagi     Amina Susa\'a De Ahmed     Lanwa     Congress For National Consensus     Durosinlohun Kawu