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Kwara State Government set to begin renovation of 420 classrooms

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The Kwara State Government is to begin renovation of 420 classrooms across the sixteen local government areas of the state.

The State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed who disclosed this while addressing members of the All Progressives Congress at the monthly stakeholders meeting held at the Banquet Hall in Ilorin said the schools have been selected and will be given face-lift to provide conducive academic environment for teaching and learning in the state.

On the five billion naira London and Paris Club Loan refunds received by the state government, Governor Ahmed had released N1.8billion for the sixteen local government councils and Colleges of Education for payment of their salaries. He promised that the government will continue to ensure judicious use of funds, stressing that the balance of the money will go into stimulating the informal sector through injection of funds into the state SME scheme and the implementation of ongoing and new infrastructure.

The Governor assured the party stalwarts that the government will continue prioritize infrastructure by paying contractors through the Kwara Infrastructure Fund (IF-K) with a view to completing all projects on schedules.

On the Light Up Kwara project recently approved by the state executive Council, Governor Ahmed said the project was conceived to strengthen security in the state and stimulate the local economy. According to the governor, the project would be funded through public-private partnership on build, operate and transfer basis for ten years by the consultant.

Speaking earlier, the State Chairman of APC, Alhaji Ishola Balogun-Fulan commended the Governor for sustaining the monthly interactive session which he said had kept Kwarans informed of development in the state and Nigeria as a whole.

Kwara State Government shuts down 132 illegal schools.

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The Kwara Government said on Thursday that it had closed 132 illegal private schools operating in the state.

 

Zainab Bello, the Director of Quality Assurance in the Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development, said apart from being illegal, the schools were operating in unhygienic environment.

 

Ms. Bello, who spoke on behalf of Musa Yeketi, the Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, while closing 19 other private schools, said government had begun verification of tertiary institutions in the state.

 

She said that the objective of the exercise was to fish out those violating the laws that established them.

 

Ms. Bello said that the government had previously shut down schools which were either built with wooden planks or operating without due authorisation from the state government.

 

The director assured of the state government’s commitment to ensure quality education, stressing that government would continue to close private schools operating illegally.

Kwara State Government Directs Contractors Back to Site

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Kwara State Governor, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed has directed contractors handling various projects in the State to return to sites immediately.

 

Governor Ahmed who gave the directive in Ilorin at the monthly Stakeholders Meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) said projects in the areas of Energy, water, road construction, health and education would be completed as the state revenues improve.

 

He said his government places high premium on quality infrastructure for socio-economic development, promising not to relent in facilitating the economic growth of the State.

 

Governor Ahmed said N5 Million each had been earmarked to carry out special infrastructural intervention projects in each of the 193 wards in the State, promising to begin another round of youth and women empowerment programmes, next week to engage women and youths and also stimulate the state economy.

 

Speaking on the delay in the payment of Local Government workers and Basic Education teachers, Governor Ahmed explained that his government had assisted in the payment of their July salaries with the disbursement of N160million naira to local government councils.

 

Governor Ahmed assured the people of the state that worst times were over with improved internally generated revenues and federal allocations, promising to make the state more conducive for all residents.

 

Earlier in his remarks, the State Chairman of APC, Alhaji Ishola Balogun-Fulani had explained that the monthly interactive forum was to intimate their members about developments at the state and the national levels.

 

The meeting had in attendance members of the State Executive Council, Local Government Chairmen, APC leaders and elders, representatives of APC in all the 193 wards, youths and women associations in the State.