Kwara State has again been ranked number one on the table of developmental strides recorded by the Progressive Governors  Forum (PGF) for January 2022 in states governed by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

A statement by Honourable Olabode Towoju, the Commissioner for Communications, disclosed that Kwara was winning the laurels for the fourth time.

The statement noted that Kwara shared the number one position with Lagos and Kaduna which posted the same points across various sectors examined for the month.

According to the Director of Planning and Strategy at the PGF, Folohunsho Aluko, Kwara topped the table of excellent performances alongside Kaduna and Lagos States. The three states recorded 16 developmental strides across various sectors.

"The entries for this edition witnessed more improvements as regards developmental strides collated from the gorum states in (January) 2022,” the statement said.

"There is an all-round increase in the pattern of initiatives introduced by the states with Kaduna, Kwara and Lagos states recording most initiatives for this month having implemented sixteen (16) developmental strides each.”

"The ranking parameters cut across Economic Development; Education, Science and Technology; Health and Nutrition; Agric and Rural Development; Infrastructure; Job Creation; Empowerment and Innovation; Labour and Capacity Building; Welfare and Rehabilitation; and Art, Tourism and Culture," he said.