AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, the Kwara State governor has said that his administration will focus on growth and development of the state.
AbdulRahman, who disclosed during his speech after being sworn in as the state governor for second term in office, said that the next four years will consolidate the gains of his first tenure while laying new foundations for sustained socioeconomic development and institutional growth.
He said, “We are going to deepen the reforms and investments in the critical sectors like education, healthcare delivery, civil service welfare, social safety programmes, general infrastructural upgrade and renewals, focused expansion of our economic base, and promotion of a political culture that advances self-reliance and growth.”
The governor also stated that his second term administration will focus on completing all ongoing projects which will drive the economy in the state.
“Our spending priorities will be to complete all the ongoing infrastructural projects and iron out the business models to deliver maximum benefits to the people. Adequate attention will be focused on completing projects like the Ilorin International Conference Centre, the Revenue House, Innovation Hub, Visual Arts Centre, Sugar Film Factory, Osi and Ilesha Baruba campuses of the Kwara State University, industrial park, Shea Butter factory in Kaiama, among others. The General Tunde Idiagbon Flyover and the garment factory will be flagged off soon with huge economic benefits. The Ilorin Capital City Master Plan will be followed by a grander Kwara State Master Plan that will cover Kwara South and Kwara North for sustainable living.”
The governor also disclosed that his administration will continue to prioritize kwarapreneur initiative that will see young skilled entrepreneurs in the state exploring their dream.
“In addition to our Kwapreneur initiative that directly puts money in ideas mostly owned by young people, we will consider an annual multidisciplinary scholarship scheme that will be open to our best brains, especially at Postgraduate Level. Beneficiaries will emerge only through a very rigorous process that is transparent. I believe this will hasten the pace of human capital development in different fields.”
AbdulRahman however, promised that his second term administration will begin Housing programme, while also approved six months leave for nursing mother in the state.
