Kwara Spends N20bn On Payment Of Pensions, Gratuities

Date: 2021-05-17

In the last two years, the administration of Governor AbdulRahaman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State has spent close to N20 billion on payment of pensions and gratuities.

The governor's special adviser on strategy, Alhaji Sa'adu Salahu, stated this yesterday during an award programme organised by "Friends of AbdulRahaman AbdulRazaq" in Ilorin, the state capital.

Salahu said the state government had expended about N16 billion on pensions and close to N3 billion on gratuities to retirees at both the state and local government levels.

He said this is in addition to the regular payment of full salaries to all categories of workers in the state and local government areas; a marked departure from the past when workers received salaries in percentages.

Amid loud ovation of "Rahman for second term", Salahu said the payment of counterpart funds to the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) had earned the KwaraN14 billion to fix infrastructure at the basic education level across the state.

He said the state government had engaged more 4,701 teachers while fresh recruitment exercises were ongoing at the state's civil service and Kwara Internal Revenue Service (KWIRS).

Salahu said: "Twenty-one thousand traders have benefitted under the state government's social investment programme while N10billion has been raised to support farmers in the state including farm inputs.

Another 13,000 youths have also benefitted from information technology (IT) programme to make them self- reliant."

Earlier, the director-general of "Friends of AbdulRahaman AbdulRazaq" Kwara Central Senatorial District, Malam Taiwo AbdulMaliq, said the programme was organised to recognise those that were supporting the state government to achieve its goals.

Represented at the event by a university don, Dr Ghali Alaaya, Governor AbdulRazaq received an award alongside others.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Ayo Opadokun     Madawaki Of Ilorin     Ubandoma Of Ilorin     Na\'Allah     George Innih     Ogidi-Oloje     Aminat Omodara     Senior Ibrahim Suleiman     Royal FM     Oke-Oyi     Oladimeji Thompson     Bashir Adigun     Kwara State University Of Education     Ilesha Gwanara Road     Okasanmi Ajayi     Ilorin Airport     Mustapha AbdulGaniyu     Abdulmutalib Shittu     Offa Grammer School     Abdulkadir Bolakale Sakariyah     Olateju Lukman     Universal Basic Education Commission     Oba Sulaiman Asude     Ishaq Oloyede     Millennium Development Goals     Bamikole Omishore     Titus Suberu-Ajibola     Centre For Community Empowerment And Poverty Eradication     Mogaji Aare     Press Release     Muhammad Akande Olarewaju Odunade     Amusa Bello     Ahmed Idris Mohammed     Kwara State Pension Board     Afin Descendants Union Of Odo-Owa     National Broadcasting Commission     Idofin     Congress For National Consensus     Musa Yeketi     Ishola Moses Abiodun     Muhammed Abdullahi     Sidikat Alaya     National Information Technology Development Agency     Markaz Arabic And Islamic Training Institute, Agege     Freshvine Nigeria Limited     Okeose Christian Cementary     Saeedat Aliyu     Al-Hikmah Radio     Third Estate     Ejidongari     Buari Edun     Toyin Sanusi     John Obuh     Amuda Bembe     Tsaragi-Share     Shehu Alimi Foundation For Peace And Development     Aso Ofi     KWSUED     Lanre Olosunde     Alfa Belgore     Taibat Ayinke Ahmed     Garuba Alikinla Shittu     Oluronke Adeyemi     International Public Sector Accounting Standards     Asa LGEA School     Sambo Murtala     Just Event Online     Ijagbo Health Centre     Raimi Iyanda     Ajase-Ipo     Muhammed Taofeeq Abdulrazaq     Senior Staff Union Of Colleges Of Education     IYA YUSUF     Azeez Salawu     Dauda Adeniran Adeshola     Samuel Adedoyin     Bukola Saraki    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Yusuf Arowosaye     Kwara University Of Education     Abubakar Kawu Baraje     Abdulhakeem Amao     Aso-ofi     KWASAA     Isiaka AbdulRazaq     Bahago     Rafiu Ibrahim     Offa Descendants Union     Adamu B. Yaqubu     Ilorin Central Mosque     Oloje     Gamji Members Association     Bamidele Aluko     Tayo Awodiji     Vasolar     Mohammed Ibrahim     General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport     Mogaji Aare     International Aviation College     Modibbo Kawu     Ilorin Water Reticulation     Moses Adekanye     Okin High School     Abdulraufu Mustapha     TIIDELab     Shehu Alimi Foundation For Peace And Development     Zara Umar     Alikinla     Olufolake Abdulrazaq     Okala Baba     Dan Iya Of Ilorin     Gurei     Taibat Ayinke Ahmed     Ibraheem Abdullateef     Monthly Sanitation Exercise     David Oyedepo     Kayode Ibrahim     Balogin Alanamu     Zubair Folorunsho Erubu     Apado     Undergraduate Bursary     NIRSAL     Olofa Of Offa     Centre For Digital Economy     Abdullahi Dasilva Yussuf     Alaaya     Shuaibu Yaman     Orisa Bridge     Tescom.kwarastate.gov.ng     Salman Suleiman     Muhammadu Gobir     Abdullah Janet Amudat     National Party Of Nigeria     Elerinjare     Kayode Alabi     Simon Sayomi     Facebook     Haleeman Salman     Mufutau Olatinwo     Samuel Adaramola     Ganiyu Taofiq     Toyin Falola     Alloy Chukwuemeka     Jeunkunu-Malete-Bani     Ita-Ore     Ayinde Oki     Kwarareports     Taofik Abdulkareem Babaita     Sabi     IFK     IESA     Ijagbo     Jalala     Shettima Of Ilorin     Turaki Of Ilorin