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Has any FG worker received Dec salary? Not sure they paid before xmas.

A Governor that embark of various projects despite the dwindling fortunes, where other states are battling to pay salaries. He pay salaries as at when due, he has paid in adavance sequel to the forthcoming Sallah celebaration. Who are u to conffer an award?

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By Opeyemi Azeez

The present administration in Kwara State set a new record in October 2016 when Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed commissioned the first state-owned N200 million Asphalt Plant built with the capacity to produce 25 tons of asphalt per day. Considerably, it’s a leap to bridge the road infrastructural gaps in the State.

The development, objectively, has the potency to solve the major problems faced by the State Road Maintenance Agency (KWARMA) in the maintenance and further accomplishment of quality road networks across the State.

Beyond the rhetoric, however, what is plausible is to ensure the government remains on track by blocking all chance for distractive circumstances. In other words, the commendations should be less important. Rather: the end goals.

On the heels of the progress, the State Commissioner for Works and Transport, Alhaji Aro Yahaya, recounted the need to domesticate the production of quality asphalt, and by so doing: generate employment for both skilled and unskilled labour, reduce cost of road maintenance, and provide quick response to the impact of erosion and road degradation. According to him, these needs made it imperative for the State government to acquire the asphalt plant.

From the above, the acquisition of the plant is worthy, realizing the direct impacts it bears on the duo of the government and the people, simultaneously.

Since the commissioning of the plant, respite has overwhelmed motorists and other road users in the State courtesy of the quick (statewide) road rehabilitations embarked upon by KWARMA.

Crowning to the employment opportunities and substantial reduction in the cost of road maintenance is the increasing source, provided by the plant, for more revenue generation through the sale of asphalt to contractors and other users. Revenue generated will assist the government to actualize more projects in other sectors.

It is also cheering to note that despite the lean financial resources at the disposal of the State government, contractors handling various road projects across the State have been mobilized back to sites. Almost on daily basis, we hear of the Works Commissioner inspecting road projects across the State. While a few of these projects have been completed, many others are ongoing including the Maigida-Arobadi road in Moro local government, Ilala brigde, Oloro palace road and Share-Oke ode road (lot 1 and 2).

Other ongoing road projects are Coca cola bridge road, Egbejila-airport road, Agbo-oba – Henry-George extension, and Amule Saraki bridge. Some of the roads that have been completed are the Babalonma township roads, mini-campus- Henry George road and Adua lere - Sanu Sheu- Isale koko road.

With the establishment of the Kwara Infrastructure Development Fund (IF-K) by the State government, Kwara will no doubt witness unprecedented infrastructural growth as IF-K provides a sustainable funding window and ensures that all ongoing and new capital projects across the State are funded to completion, thereby ending the era of abandoned project in Kwara.

The Geri-Alimi diamond underpass is among several other infrastructural projects planned for implementation under the IF-K scheme. Others are the establishment of two campuses of the Kwara State University in Osi and Ilesha-Baruba, dualisation of Michael Imodu-Ganmi road; dualisation of UITH-Sango road, renovation of the Indoor Sports Hall of the Kwara State Stadium and the Light Up Kwara projects.

Certainly, there is no doubt about Governor Ahmed’s determination and commitment to ensure that Kwara State becomes self-reliant and achieve sustainable development by looking inwards to solve its challenges and initiate far-reaching measures to carry-out developmental projects in the face of lingering national economic downturn.

With a newly commissioned State-owned Asphalt plant, the Kwara State Road Maintenance Agency (KWARMA) has commenced massive rehabilitation of roads within Ilorin metropolis and in other parts of the State.
Officials of KWARMA were on Tuesday seen repairing the damaged portions of the General- Sawmill road. Other are Tanke – University of Ilorin road and Henry George- Mini campus road.

Ministry of Works officials also confirmed that ongoing road works across the include Maigida Arobadi, Anilelerin Rd Offa, Share Oke Ode, Oke Opin Township Road, Essa Baruba Gwanara Road, and several others across the state.

#Detectearly #PinkOctober #LeahCancerAwareness

Leah Foundation has been on sensitization campaign tour for female students and Kwaran women on early cancer detection.

The campaign train has visited schools across the three senatorial districts in the state. One of the places and local government visited was Shaare, Ifelodun Local Government of Kwara State.

At the event, it was noted that the month of October is tagged "Cancer Awareness Month" worldwide. It was an atmosphere filled with euphoria as Leah Foundation, a cancer treatment and charity outfit founded by Her Excellency, Deaconess Omolewa Ahmed, the wife of Kwara state Governor, took its cancer awareness programme to the door steps of the students at Shaare, the headquarters of Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara state.

The programme which took place in the premises of Government Day Secondary School Shaare, is one of the many opportunities presented by the foundation for Kwarans to examine and screen them for breast cancer at no cost.

In her opening remark, the Principal of the school, on behalf of the members of staff and students, gladly received the management of the foundation and other guests and appreciated the monumental efforts of the founder over her consistent and timely medical awareness as well as supports for the downtrodden.

The awareness programme commenced with prescribed aerobic exercise against cancer. Thereafter, there was an educative and informative drama on Cancer by the students of the school.

During the programme, one of the physicians of Leah Foundation, Dr. Ayo, educated the students on how to identify cervical cancer and the advantages of its early detection.

The students were also given opportunity to ask questions which were all answered satisfactorily by the physician.

It is noteworthy that other health challenges were concurrently anchored and financial assistance given to the needy as parts of the preview of the foundation.

The Principal and a student representative on behalf of the school expressed their profound gratitude to Leah Foundation on the awareness campaign. The programme ended with a group photographs.



Also, Kwara female civil servants were converged by Leah Foundation at the Kwara State Banquet Hall, Opposite Government House, Ilorin, for a special cancer awareness programme.

During the programme, Health talk and aerobic exercise against cancer was anchored by Dr. Femi Olaleye of Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, Lagos on how to detect cancer at early stage.

The organizer of the programme and founder of LEAH Foundation, Her Excellency, Deaconess Omolewa Ahmed,  disclosed that her interest in cancer care and philanthropic gestures for the downtrodden is borne out of her passion to always see every home healthy, because health they say is wealth.

Omolewa, who was represented by her Personal Assistant, Mr. Lanre Bello, further charged the good people of Kwara to make full use of the highly digitalized Cancer Diagnosis Centre located along AbdulKarim Adisa House, GRA Ilorin which offers cancer test and treatment at no cost.

Also, goodwill messages were delivered by the Kwara State Commissioner for Information, Mallam Mahmoud Ajeigbe and his Women Affairs counterpart, Hajia Ayinke Saka.

Specifically, Mr. Mahmoud Ajeigbe who made bare the full meaning of LEAH as "Life Empowered Anchors Hope" commended the several special cancer cases which have been successfully handled by the foundation.

At the end of the programme, questions were asked by the participants in attendance and apt answers and identified solutions for various cancer problems were given by the anchor.

However, civil servants who benefitted from the cancer concerned lectures showed appreciation for the timely of the programme capable of saving millions of lives against the pandemic disease.


The foundation campaign train still have couple of schools and towns to be visited as part of the activities lined up to mark the cancer awareness month.

Part of the places lined up to be visited this week are: Baptist Secondary School, Ijagbo, Federal Polythecnic Offa, and Ansarul Islam Secondary School, Ogidi Ilorin.

#Detectearly #PinkOctober #LeahCancerAwareness

Leah Foundation has been on sensitization campaign tour for female students and Kwaran women on early cancer detection.

The campaign train has visited schools across the three senatorial districts in the state. One of the places and local government visited was Shaare, Ifelodun Local Government of Kwara State.

At the event, it was noted that the month of October is tagged "Cancer Awareness Month" worldwide. It was an atmosphere filled with euphoria as Leah Foundation, a cancer treatment and charity outfit founded by Her Excellency, Deaconess Omolewa Ahmed, the wife of Kwara state Governor, took its cancer awareness programme to the door steps of the students at Shaare, the headquarters of Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara state.

The programme which took place in the premises of Government Day Secondary School Shaare, is one of the many opportunities presented by the foundation for Kwarans to examine and screen them for breast cancer at no cost.

In her opening remark, the Principal of the school, on behalf of the members of staff and students, gladly received the management of the foundation and other guests and appreciated the monumental efforts of the founder over her consistent and timely medical awareness as well as supports for the downtrodden.

The awareness programme commenced with prescribed aerobic exercise against cancer. Thereafter, there was an educative and informative drama on Cancer by the students of the school.

During the programme, one of the physicians of Leah Foundation, Dr. Ayo, educated the students on how to identify cervical cancer and the advantages of its early detection.

The students were also given opportunity to ask questions which were all answered satisfactorily by the physician.

It is noteworthy that other health challenges were concurrently anchored and financial assistance given to the needy as parts of the preview of the foundation.

The Principal and a student representative on behalf of the school expressed their profound gratitude to Leah Foundation on the awareness campaign. The programme ended with a group photographs.



Also, Kwara female civil servants were converged by Leah Foundation at the Kwara State Banquet Hall, Opposite Government House, Ilorin, for a special cancer awareness programme.

During the programme, Health talk and aerobic exercise against cancer was anchored by Dr. Femi Olaleye of Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, Lagos on how to detect cancer at early stage.

The organizer of the programme and founder of LEAH Foundation, Her Excellency, Deaconess Omolewa Ahmed,  disclosed that her interest in cancer care and philanthropic gestures for the downtrodden is borne out of her passion to always see every home healthy, because health they say is wealth.

Omolewa, who was represented by her Personal Assistant, Mr. Lanre Bello, further charged the good people of Kwara to make full use of the highly digitalized Cancer Diagnosis Centre located along AbdulKarim Adisa House, GRA Ilorin which offers cancer test and treatment at no cost.

Also, goodwill messages were delivered by the Kwara State Commissioner for Information, Mallam Mahmoud Ajeigbe and his Women Affairs counterpart, Hajia Ayinke Saka.

Specifically, Mr. Mahmoud Ajeigbe who made bare the full meaning of LEAH as "Life Empowered Anchors Hope" commended the several special cancer cases which have been successfully handled by the foundation.

At the end of the programme, questions were asked by the participants in attendance and apt answers and identified solutions for various cancer problems were given by the anchor.

However, civil servants who benefitted from the cancer concerned lectures showed appreciation for the timely of the programme capable of saving millions of lives against the pandemic disease.


The foundation campaign train still have couple of schools and towns to be visited as part of the activities lined up to mark the cancer awareness month.

Part of the places lined up to be visited this week are: Baptist Secondary School, Ijagbo, Federal Polythecnic Offa, and Ansarul Islam Secondary School, Ogidi Ilorin.

There is a worrying tendency to take media reports as gospel even when such publications are patently improbable to the discerning. That much is obvious in Mr Wale Fatade’s depth-free piece, titled ‘Governance as a farce in our states’, published by the Cable. Shockingly, Fatade takes an unverified claim by a pensioner as truth but classifies a logical explanation for a national malaise as inadequate. How did the pensioner come by the figure of 1005 dead retirees? Did the reporter verify the figures? Death by any cause is tragic and sad but who established a link between the pension arrears and the pensioners’ demise? In his haste to crucify governors through selective anecdotes about salary delays in states, Fatade fails the elementary test of news and public commentary: to check and cross check facts.

Mr. Fatade, for your information, the Kwara State Government doesn’t owe civil servants and pensioners. They are fully paid to date by the administration of Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed. On the contrary, the said pensioners referred to in the Punch story are local government retirees and are therefore the responsibility of the 16 local government councils. Notwithstanding, it is on record that the state government has a history of augmenting LG allocation which had dropped from N2.7b to N1b per month as of June. The latest intervention was in July when Governor Ahmed approved the release of N162m to the LGs.

Therefore, I invite you to investigate articles properly before writing and stop misleading the public. Nigeria is stuck in a national economic gridlock. 27 states, says the president, can’t pay workers. Kwara is not among them. The solution lies in thinking our way out of the problem and not in vacuous opinion articles.

Akorede is SSA Media to the governor of Kwara state

This not a true story. Am from Kwara, the state govt is not owing pensioners. We should verify stories b4 dropping comments.

Federal roads in Kwara suffered neglect by FG. For about a decade, there has been no ground breaking of new projects in Kwara. Also the 6 years of former president Goodluck Jonathan was a waste for Kwara with no impact. Moving forward, Kwara Govt took over some federal roads, which FG didn't reimburse Kwara Govt later. Currently, Kaiama federal road is been reconstructed by Gov Ahmed.

Quotes from the last edition of @Abdulfataahmed ‪#‎MaigidaMeetsWorkers‬

"I am going to lead from front and go into Agribusiness even before I leave office. I urge you to follow suit"

"Our allocation has dropped from N3.2b to N1.5b monthly gross, but we will continue to pay staff and pensioners in the state."

"Our IGR will keep growing cos we will continue to tap into new areas, without putting burden on any"

"The new Contributory Pension Scheme will only be applicable to who's contribution will add value"

"Indeed times are tough. But my resolve to transform Kwara State into the North Central's new frontier remains cast in stone."

"We are receptive to all forms of criticism, cos we have answers for all"

"All those that are involved in making it enabling for ghost workers should stop, no more hiding place"

"There is no hiding place for ghost workers, BVN verification is just the first leg"

"We are very modest in Kwara to the extent I was caption on papers as the Gov that travels less"

"Workers' verification is key to blocking loopholes and ensuring efficiency. I will punish anyone found guilty of payroll fraud."

"We will initiate new projects and continue to pay salaries as at when due"

"Those instigating public to violence are the ones benefitting from it "

"Trust me. My word is my bond. Everything I say here, I will do, integrity is most important to me."

"LG salary crisis is not a problem of Kwara but a problem of 774 LGs in Nigeria"

"We'll listen to all criticism but we will not lose focus on developing the state and its people."

"We need to come together, understand our problems & then move on"

"I want to give a reassurance that we are committed to have a vibrant workers"

"The projects we have itemized, I am committed to completing before leaving office and to pay workers."

"Gov @AbdulfataAhmed urges workers to be advocates of the goodwill of the govt"

"The wage bill at the LG level has been inflated by ghost workers in Kwara"

"As a govt, we only supervise what the law says about how LG Funds should be shared among them"

"As Gov, I am concerned about all citizens but @kwaragovt not responsible for LG salaries."

"Things are tough but I will continue to pay your salaries"

"As a state we will continue to pursue human oriented projects"

"I have knowledge of state finances, that's why we don't do projects we can't afford and can pay staff"

"LGs are having the highest number of ghost workers"

"From 2011, I have watched allocation drop from N3.2b to N800m monthly yet we manage to pay workers"

"In 2011, dreams were high, visions were clear. Sadly, they were based on outside factors like FAAC"

"Today am happy to tell u, we close to 1.5B monthly IGR"

"As a country we have not make provision for alternative source of income"

Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed (Sai Maigida) 2016

"I am going to lead from front and go into Agribusiness even before I leave office. I urge you to follow suit"

"Our allocation has dropped from N3.2b to N1.5b monthly gross, but we will continue to pay staff and pensioners in the state."

"Our IGR will keep growing cos we will continue to tap into new areas, without putting burden on any"

"The new Contributory Pension Scheme will only be applicable to who's contribution will add value"

"Indeed times are tough. But my resolve to transform Kwara State into the North Central's new frontier remains cast in stone."

"We are receptive to all forms of criticism, cos we have answers for all"

"All those that are involved in making it enabling for ghost workers should stop, no more hiding place"

"There is no hiding place for ghost workers, BVN verification is just the first leg"

"We are very modest in Kwara to the extent I was caption on papers as the Gov that travels less"

"Workers' verification is key to blocking loopholes and ensuring efficiency. I will punish anyone found guilty of payroll fraud."

"We will initiate new projects and continue to pay salaries as at when due"

"Those instigating public to violence are the ones benefitting from it "

"Trust me. My word is my bond. Everything I say here, I will do, integrity is most important to me."

"LG salary crisis is not a problem of Kwara but a problem of 774 LGs in Nigeria"

"We'll listen to all criticism but we will not lose focus on developing the state and its people."

"We need to come together, understand our problems & then move on"

"I want to give a reassurance that we are committed to have a vibrant workers"

"The projects we have itemized, I am committed to completing before leaving office and to pay workers."

"Gov @AbdulfataAhmed urges workers to be advocates of the goodwill of the govt"

"The wage bill at the LG level has been inflated by ghost workers in Kwara"

"As a govt, we only supervise what the law says about how LG Funds should be shared among them"

"As Gov, I am concerned about all citizens but @kwaragovt not responsible for LG salaries."

"Things are tough but I will continue to pay your salaries"

"As a state we will continue to pursue human oriented projects"

"I have knowledge of state finances, that's why we don't do projects we can't afford and can pay staff"

"LGs are having the highest number of ghost workers"


"From 2011, I have watched allocation drop from N3.2b to N800m monthly yet we manage to pay workers"

"In 2011, dreams were high, visions were clear. Sadly, they were based on outside factors like FAAC"

"Today am happy to tell u, we close to 1.5B monthly IGR"

"As a country we have not make provision for alternative source of income"

Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed (Sai Maigida) 2016

Kwara State Governor, @AbdulfataAhmed said he is prepared to go into big time farming to contribute to the economic growth of the state and ensure food security.

Governor Ahmed who said this during an interactive session with Civil Servants on levels 16 and 17 as well as Permanent Secretaries, emphasised the need for economic diversification of the state to mitigate the current national economic challenge and guarantee future economic stability.

The Governor noted that the slide in earnings from federation account from about N3.8bn at the inception of his administration to a little over N1billion monthly, called for cutting of costs in other to sustain governance and development of infrastructure.

Governor Ahmed who assured the civil servants that despite the prevailing economic challenges in the country, their welfare and regular payment of salaries and enrolments remain his top priorities, charged management staff of MDAs, as top echelons of the civil service, to put in place aggressive and progressive modalities of ensuring that the fortunes of the state improve through enhanced internally generated revenue.

The governor said the projection of his administration is to hit N3bn mark by the end of 2016, away from the present N1.2bn monthly which was an impressive achievement from the monthly N500m IGR at the inception of his administration.

“We will continue to ensure that our civil servants, are happy, efficient and productive; but to whom much is given much is expected”, he said.

According to him, although, a critical factor is the personnel cost, his administration would not reduce the work force which would add to the army of unemployed but would ensure prudence in the management of available resources.

The governor asserted that civil servants’ salaries in the State are paid to date, except those who have challenges with their Biometric Verification Numbers (BVN) stressing that once the issues are resolved they would be paid.

Kwara State Governor, @AbdulfataAhmed said he is prepared to go into big time farming to contribute to the economic growth of the state and ensure food security.

Governor Ahmed who said this during an interactive session with Civil Servants on levels 16 and 17 as well as Permanent Secretaries, emphasised the need for economic diversification of the state to mitigate the current national economic challenge and guarantee future economic stability.

The Governor noted that the slide in earnings from federation account from about N3.8bn at the inception of his administration to a little over N1billion monthly, called for cutting of costs in other to sustain governance and development of infrastructure.

Governor Ahmed who assured the civil servants that despite the prevailing economic challenges in the country, their welfare and regular payment of salaries and enrolments remain his top priorities, charged management staff of MDAs, as top echelons of the civil service, to put in place aggressive and progressive modalities of ensuring that the fortunes of the state improve through enhanced internally generated revenue.

The governor said the projection of his administration is to hit N3bn mark by the end of 2016, away from the present N1.2bn monthly which was an impressive achievement from the monthly N500m IGR at the inception of his administration.

“We will continue to ensure that our civil servants, are happy, efficient and productive; but to whom much is given much is expected”, he said.

According to him, although, a critical factor is the personnel cost, his administration would not reduce the work force which would add to the army of unemployed but would ensure prudence in the management of available resources.

The governor asserted that civil servants’ salaries in the State are paid to date, except those who have challenges with their Biometric Verification Numbers (BVN) stressing that once the issues are resolved they would be paid.

UCH Ibadan is a scam. Demanding money for employement form, 5000,

any one in the house that applied for talent aquisition

@ TOTGUL,
I also applied for talent Aquisition. Have u been called for interview?