Kwara State governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has sworn in 14 new Permanent Secretaries in the state, while charging them as the Chief Accounting Officers of their ministries, to drive with vigour his administration's prudent and judicious use of public resources and enhanced internally generated revenue.

The governor, while stressing that such prudence had become expedient in the face of declining revenue to the state from the federation account, said "today, the realities of the economic challenges are upon us. In the last 18 months, federation allocation to the state had dwindled consistently.

"Specifically, our monthly allocation has dropped by about forty-five percent and is currently incapable of meeting our recurrent expenditure such as payment of salaries. And for now, there is no indication that the situation will improve any time soon. Therefore, this is the time for the government to implement belt-tightening measures."

According to the governor "the economic survival and sustenance of our state is a task that must be achieved with the participation of all citizens. In this new dispensation, therefore, it is incumbent on you to sufficiently drive your Ministries, Departments and Agencies to generate to the government."