Date: 2012-01-24

The Kwara State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the criticism of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) on the proposed N10billion loan by the state government as a misguided view on art of good governance. In a statement by the Publicity Secretary of the Kwara PDP, Masu'ud Adebimpe, and made available to journalists in Ilorin on Monday, the PDP said it was unfair for the ACN to have criticised the state government's decision to borrow funds from the capital market for vital development projects. "How can anyone question the importance of the rehabilitation of hospitals, the establishment of an international vocation centre to empower our youth for employment as well as the completion of the Ilorin Metropolis Water Reticulation Project phase one, of which has been completed and is being enjoyed by the people of Kwara State?", he said. Adebimpe listed the projects to include the Kwara International Vocational Centre, the Kwara Holding Company Limited, Kwara State University, Local Government Road Projects, the International Diagnostic Centre, Irrigation, Cargo Terminal Apron Project, Renovation of five General Hospitals, and Ilorin Metropolis Water Reticulation. Continuing Adebimpe stressed that projects such the Cargo Terminal Apron Project and the International Diagnostic Centre were important components of the government's plan to strengthen Kwara State emerging reputation as an investment destination and generate employment. "The state government needs to complete the apron in order to make the cargo terminal operational and given the investment that has gone into the diagnostic centre," he said