Ongoing industrial action across Kwara State Colleges of Education may end in the coming days, with Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq approving immediate payment of N250m to pay at least two months of their outstanding salary.

AbdulRazaq also assured the schools of subsequent prompt payment of their salary along with gradual offset of the arrears inherited from the previous administration under which the schools embarked on the strike.

The affected colleges are Kwara State College of Education, Oro; Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin; Kwara State College of Education (Technical) Lafiagi; Kwara State College of Arabic and Islamic Legal Studies (CAILS), Ilorin; Kwara State College of Nursing and Midwifery, Ilorin and Kwara State College of Nursing, Oke Ode.

"The total amount the Governor released for salary payment is 250,774, 328.34. This covers salary for the months of May and June," Rafiu Ajakaye, spokesman for the Governor, said in a statement on Friday.

"Concerned about the status of the schools, the Governor also approved additional N25m for the College of Education Technical Lafiagi for immediate re-accreditation and N24.8m for CAILS for re-accreditation."

Ajakaye said this, along with similar steps over the last month, represents a bold step by the Governor to match words with action on his commitment to education, workers' welfare and socio-economic growth of the state

"It is the intention of this administration to stabilise Kwara for growth. Greater things are coming but the Governor is working round the clock to first restore normalcy across all sectors," he said.

The Colleges of Education had long embarked on strike to protest the non-payment of their salary and other administrative issues, leading to the shutting down of the schools.

The statement said the Governor has also approved immediate payment of N49,786,667 as counterpart funds for FADAMA project.

The sum includes an outstanding of N13,914,667.00 third national FADAMA Development Project Additional financing for 2018 and N35,872,000 already due as 2019 counterpart fund for the same project.

An initiative of the World Bank, FADAMA is a project that seeks to empower local farmers with some funds to boost their production of staple foods like rice, cassava and sorghum in irrigable land area.

The project is financed through a counterpart funding arrangement between the World Bank and the participating states, including Kwara which had so far benefitted up to $4,685,500 since it keyed into the programme.

https://www.fidelinfo.com/2019/07/05/abdulrazaq-okays-n350m-for-colleges-of-education-fadama/

I must say kwara is for the first time making headlines constantly on development.

All dey will do is minus 300million and give the rest to contractors who will use 10million and say the rest is finished

A good way to start.

Kwara State get luck o. This man is working... Impressive to say the least.

Good development. Please share spend the money well. We don't want excuse of gorilla ate the money oo.

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I must say kwara is for the first time making headlines constantly on development.


Unlike the days you only hear it on states and capital, today it gets more positive headlines than bayelsa, delta, cross river combined (oil states )

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Saraki come and see your past life being reviewed... your collaboration didn't yield anything sweet...

Nice werk

These people no dey tire?

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Thank God, Saraki should just forget about kwara state, I know he'll try to come back by 2023 but we won't allow him

Kudos to Gov. Abdulrazaq. Imagine, college of Education (Technical) has to close down many courses for years because of a mere N25m for accreditation, which the previous administration under the tutelage of Bukola Saraki and gang refused to pay. Yet in 2023 the shameless criminals will want to come back to power to continue the looting.

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All dey will do is minus 300million and give the rest to contractors who will use 10million and say the rest is finished

You dey miss road. No be this new gov. Kwara state is not about whether is apc or pdp. It is about the kind of gov we have.

we deserve this in kwara.... We are finally liberated from Saraki hegemony

Proud to be kwaran

My governor is working.

sarakite should go to hell, to space for them again!

Governor AbdulRazaq is arguably the best Nigerian governor of the month(June, 2019). The month of July is also loading... May Almighty God continue to strengthen you Mr Governor and make Kwara State and Nigeria a better place for living

Good news for Kwara unlike saraki led Government. Like for AA share for saraki

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I must say kwara is for the first time making headlines constantly on development.


Unlike the days you only hear it on states and capital, today it gets more positive headlines than bayelsa, delta, cross river combined (oil states )

FACT!

That's a good one.

Can we pray our way to security as a nation or we need serous overhaul of our security architecture?