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*Bisi Fakayode: Kwara Icon who turns 60 *TURNING 60 AND PERFECTING THE best PURSUIT*                  Comrade Bisi Fakayode, started his working career with the State Ministry of Works in 1977. Born into the respected royal family of late Prince Fatoye Fakayode of Okesan Compound in Arandun (Irepodun Local Government), Comrade Bisi Fakayode was educated both in Kwara and in Akwa Ibom States. Worthy of particular mention is the fact that Comrade Fakayode served as the Kwara State Auditor of Nigeria Civil Service Union between 1986 and 1988. He later went on to become the State Chairman of the same Union and served meritoriously in that capacity between 1998 and 1993. He also served as the State Chairman of the nation’s umbrella Labour body – the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) between 1992 and 1998. Since his foray into partisan politics in 1998 at the insistence of the majority who value creat...

IF-K: KWSG Pays N4.46B to Contractors   The Kwara State government says it has paid the sum of N4.46billion under the State Infrastructure Development Fund (IF-K) to contractors for work completed.  This was published in the December 2016-2017 edition of the IF-K inaugural management report.  The report noted that prior to the establishment of IF-K, the shortfall on 62 existing projects was N9.75billion out of which the state government had paid N4.46billion representing 43.4% of the N4.97billion verifiable debt to the contractors. It added that the balance of N516.6million will be paid in no time in order to bring the the projects to full payment.  The report further stated that the commitment of the State government under the leadership of Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed to pay the debt met the mandate for which the Fund was established, which was to pay pay off all existing debt on completion of work done. Some of the projects paid for across the three senatorial ...

TURNING 60 AND PERFECTING THE PURSUIT A very warm hello to all my dear friends and family members. Just like many other people in this world, I also wait the entire year for my grand day, October 29; my birth day. This day has always attracted such enthusiasm in my life just because of you all. Your endless heart melting blessings and wishes make my entire life blossom and prosper in such a unique way that cannot be expressed in words. On 29 of October,  2018, I  reach the “milestone” of celebrating my 60th birthday.  A few who know that I am reaching that point in my life have asked me how I feel about that fact.  Obviously I have known it has been coming.  I am a person who, regardless of happenings around me, can be very sensitive to time, date and occurrence.  In such a time as this, the best I can describe my feelings are ones of reflection. The last “major milestone” birthday was 10 years ago at reaching 50 years of age....

BudgIT Ranks Kwara High In Salary Payment Kwara state has  been ranked high in a survey carried out by BudgIT for timely payment of salaries and pensions. BudgIT, a civic organization that applies technology to intersect citizen engagement with institutional improvement affirmed that the state government has no salary arrears despite the financial challenge in the country. BudgIT’s 2018 Sub National Salary survey indicated that Kwara state is not owing Midwives in State hospitals, secretariat workers and pensioners. BudgIT report shows the primary school teachers teachers four months salary as at September 24, 2018. Findings revealed that the four months outstanding salaries of teachers is within the responsibility of local government and the state government is working out modalities to help them clear it. The latest figures from the IT driven organisation is a pointer to the that Governor AbdulFatah Ahmed of Kwara prioritised staff welfare. However, BudgIT’s rep...

Kwara Govt to Begin Rehabilitation of Eiyenkorin-Okolowo Road Today The Kwara State Government will today, Saturday, begin the rehabilitation of the Eiyenkorin-Okolowo portion of the Ilorin-Jebba Road. Kwara State Commissioner for Works and Transport, Alhaji Aro Yahaya, who announced this in a statement, said the state government decided to intervene on the federal facility in view of the hardship experienced by motorists and commuters between Eiyenkorin-Okolowo daily. The Commissioner added that heavy duty vehicles were also diverting to Ilorin metropolis roads in account of the poor state of the federal facility thus damaging inner city roads which were constructed for lighter vehicles. Alhaji Yahaya said the state government’s rehabilitation of Eiyenkorin-Okolowo is expected to be completed next Tuesday after which it will begin the repair of Ilorin township roads damaged by the traffic of trailers and tankers. He warned drivers of heavy duty vehicles to stay away from Il...

FAAC: Kwara Releases October Allocation Figures   Kwara State Government is to receive N3.4 billion as allocation from the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee, FAAC, for the month October. The State Commissioner for Finance, Alhaji Demola Banu disclosed this in a statement released in Ilorin on Friday. The statement revealed that the State government got a total of N3,404,033,607.33 as allocation for October. Banu disclosed that the State government’s allocation was made up of statutory allocation of N2, 639, 202, 094.19, Value Added Tax of N735,699,362.29, exchange gain of N1,516,878.68, and Excess Bank Charges of N27,615,272.17 Also, he disclosed that the 16 local government councils in the State received a total of N2,504,576,236.69 as allocation for October. A breakdown of the allocation figures showed that the councils got a statutory allocation of N2,068, 120, 432.93, Value Added Tax of N417,241,175.57 and exchange gain of N1,000,484.31 and excess bank charge...

KWSG Repairs Ohan-Bailey FG Bridge, Commits to Complete Kishi-Kaiama Road   The Kwara State Government has completed the repair of Ohan-bailey Bridge in Moro Local Government Area of the state, which is a Federal Government facility. The state Commissioner for Works and Transport, Alhaji Aro Yahaya, disclosed this on Tuesday on a radio programme, "Ibi  abasede" in Ilorin .  He noted that the rehabilitation work was completed on Monday and the bridge was immediately opened up for road users.  It would be recalled that the state government commenced the repair after a fully loaded truck fell on the bridge at Alapa Area of Asa Local Government in September.  Aro added that the state government had on several occasions intervened on the repair of Ohan-bailey bridge and other federal government facilities in the state in order to ease movement for motorists. On the 64km Kaiama Kishi road project, which is also a FG facility, the Commissioner noted that co...