We Paid off N17b Bond in 2014-KWSG
The state government, in a statement by Dr. Muyideen Akorede, Senior Special Assistant on Media and Communications to Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, said the N17b bond was fully paid on August 5, 2014 following prompt payment to subscribers throughout the bond's 5 year tenure.
The government maintained that repayment of the N17b bond, which was obtained by the previous administration of Dr. Bukola Saraki, did not impose any undue burden on the State's finances as the bond maintained at issue rating of A and issuer rating of BBB- which signified the superior credit profile of the Kwara State Government.
The statement listed the N17b bond projects as Kwara State University, Harmony Advanced Diagnostic Center, The International Aviation College, remodelling of Ilorin Stadium Complex, phase one of Ilorin Water Reticulation Project, the Ilorin Cargo Terminal, as well as various urban and rural road and electrification projects.
Stressing that long term borrowing such as bonds are cheaper and more reliable means of funding major capital projects, the state government maintained than the proposed N20b will finance innovative projects such as dualisation of Micheal Imoudu to Gamo Road, part completion of Kishi Kaiama Road, the indoor sports Hall of Ilorin Stadium and the new campuses for Kwara State University at Osi and Ilesha.
Other proposed projects are new secondary school classrooms across the state, equipment for the International Vocational Center, Ajase Ipo, remodelling of General Hospital, Oro as well as cottage hospitals, the State's counterpart funding for an Industrial Park which will generate 3000 local jobs, provision of electricity transformers and take-off of Contributory Pension scheme which is a precondition for accessing other infrastructure funds.
Continuing the statement emphasised that the proposed bond was a necessity given the challenges in the national economy and huge drop in monthly allocation, which have limited government's ability to fund new infrastructure, as well as the urgent need to begin closing the Kwara Infrastructure Gap which is estimated at more than N200b.
It therefore assured the public that the administration of Governor Abdulfatah has taken steps not only to ensure the state government can afford the bond repayments without any undue pressure on its finances but also that it has reformed it's revenue machinery to boost government's capacity to meet its other obligations to the people.
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