COVID-19: Kwara Spends N1.56bn
The donations were in respect of the government's fight against COVID-19 pandemic, and had at various times been acknowledged in official news releases, Ajakaye, who doubles as the spokesman of the COVID-19 Committee, said in the statement.
"The government is most grateful for these gestures from distinguished Kwarans and organisations, including citizens whose contributions were borne out of patriotism than the size of their pockets," it added.
The statement also said a total of N1,569,107,944.70 has so far been expended on the pandemic between April 1 and June 29.
The breakdowns are running (cost) of the activities of the technical committee (N132,931,510); medical supplies and equipment (N713,480,100.90); palliatives (N525,277,030.00); COVID-related renovation works N149,928,753.80; and security, health workers' allowances and logistics (N47,490,550.00).
These expenses covered the purchase of military grade Toyota Land Cruiser Ambulances; automated ventilators and several other Intensive Care Unit (ICU) gadgets/equipment; production of hand sanitizers; and the cost of running the activities of the technical committee and its subcommittees, the statement added.
The expenses also included the cost of the palliatives that were distributed during the lockdown; renovation of the Sobi Specialist Hospital and the Hajj Camp; mass production of face masks, purchase of surgical masks, digital thermometers, N95 and respirator-sperien 5311, and other Personal Protective Equipment; medical supplies and consumables; security expenses; trainings; allowances for medical personnel and other supportive staff in charge of the pandemic; part-renovation of the Offa General Hospital as an isolation centre; and patients' management, among others.
"It is important to add that the government has not spent a kobo from these donations as the funds have not been appropriated by the House of Assembly. However, materials including food stuffs donated have been distributed accordingly," the statement added.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Jide Ashonibare Is\'haq Modibbo Kawu Lola Olabayo Zaratu Umar A.G.F Abdulrasaq Pacify Labs KWATMA Olabode George Towoju David Oyepinola Adedumoye AbdulQowiy Olododo A.O. Belgore Funmilayo Oniwa Yetunde Balogun Moses Salami Kwarareports Samuel Elizabeth Keatswa Sunday Popo-Ola Yahaya Abdulkareem Babaita International Public Sector Accounting Standards Usman Alkali Baba Lanre Badmus Kwara State Infrastructure Development Fund Tanke Flyover Bridge Abdulsalam A. Yusuf Mahmud Durosinlohun Atiku Kamaldeen Gambari University Road Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission Muideen Olaniyi Alalade Medinat Folorunsho Salman Abiodun Jacob Ajiboye Ayegbeni Modibo Kawu Bola Olukoju Amule Elementary School Suwa-Arabs Jeunkunu-Malete-Bani Abdulganiyu Salahudeen Kamoru Kadiri CACOVID Chief Imam Of Lafiagi Okiki Tunde Saad Ayo Salami Abdullahi Atanda Goodluck Jonathan Tanke Road Senate President Ojo Fadumila Olayinka Olaogun Abraham Ojo Abdulrahman Abdullahi Kayode Isiaka Gold Abubakar Aliagan Abdulazeez Uthman Sheikh Alimi Ambassador Kayode Laro Alagbado Kwara State Fish Farmers Association NSCIA Belgore Ella Supreme Tissue Paper Yakub Lai Gobir Jani Ibrahim ITEM 7 Tunde Yusuf Tinubu Legacy Forum Abdulmajeed Abdullahi Ilorin South Islamiya Abdulraheem Ijakadi Salihu Alhaji Musa Yoonus Lawal Taofik Abdulkareem Babaita Ilorin Talaka Parapo Zara Umar Sobi FM

