The USAID Country Director, Dana Monsuri, said that the partnership in 2013 is expected to lead to the training of 500 sorghum farmers in Kwara State on modern cultivation methods, group dynamics and leadership in order to build their capacities, while cassava farmers would also be trained on cassava production and field management, as well as access to credit facilities
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The traditional rulers gave the pledge on Tuesday in an interview with Government House correspondents shortly after a meeting with the state Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, at the Government House, Ilorin
According to the governor, Saraki has demonstrated beyond doubt that he is a worthy successor of late Wazirin Iloin and former Senate Leader, late Dr. Abubakar Olusola Saraki, under whose political tutelage they all learnt to think about the welfare of others before self
Ahmed disclosed this in Abuja when he signed a memorandum of understanding on behalf of the state government with a health insurance fund provider for the expansion of Kwara Community Health Insurance Programme over the next five years
In its reaction to the development, the leadership of the Nigeria Union of Teachers in a statement signed by its Kwara State Chairman, Alhaji Farouq Akanbi, and Assistant General Secretary, Chief Wale Oyeniyi, Ahmed’s gesture was described as a humane posture as it will boost the morale of the teachers
Ahmed, in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Alhaji Abdulwahab Oba, equally urged Christians to use the Lenten period to pray fervently and work vigorously for peace and stability in Nigeria so that governments at all levels can deliver the essence of good governance to Nigerians across board
According to Dr. Ahmed, merging of political parties is not alien to the political history of Nigeria as there were similar merging of political parties in the First and Second Republics
Ahmed noted that this was also in line with the vision of his administration in establishing an International Vocational Centre in Ajasse-Ipo designed to produce middle-level manpower that will fill the obvious gap in the job market, thereby ultimately transforming Kwara State into the hub for the production of vocational skills in the country
Ahmed added that the suspension of the councils was also a signal to all and sundry that laws are meant to be complied with and that those charged with the responsibility of implementing laws must always be proactive
According to the SSG, the suspension was also borne out of the need to prevent the deterioration of the security situation in Offa and Erin-Ile due to the clear and present danger of the breakdown of law and order, security and public safety in the two communities
The governor promised to bring the perpetrators of the dastardly act to justice as “government will not condone any act of lawlessness from any individual or community”
According to a statement by her Special Assistant, Lanre Bello, the clubs are part of plans by Ahmed to work towards the inculcation of the reading culture in every child in the state and encourage every child to attain his or her potential
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, who gave this indication when the General Secretary of the Foundation, Dr. Ali Magbul Al-Amri, paid him a courtesy at the Government House, Ilorin, said this was part of his administration’s effort at enhancing human capital development
Ahmed, who gave the explanation during the January monthly interactive session with the press and members of the public, The Governor Explains, said it was unfortunate that governments at all levels in the country have, over the years, allowed the civil service to grow at the expense of the other sectors of the economy
Interacting with the principal and other staff of the school, Ahmed stated that government will no longer tolerate a situation where students resume to school after holidays at will, pointing out that the school authorities must evolve a system to check students excesses
Speaking at a five-day retreat for newly recruited staff of Harmony Holdings Limited, Ahmed said that government’s collaboration with the private sector in the running of its business enterprises is to ensure that such companies boost the Internally Generated Revenue of the state and shift emphasis from dependency on federal allocation
Speaking against the backdrop of perceived call by the gubernatorial candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria in the last general election in the state, Dele Belgore, SAN, for the government to reduce its workforce, Ahmed said it is politically and morally obtuse to contemplate retrenchment in a state largely populated by civil servants
The state government, in a statement on Thursday, said this would serve as an indication of government’s commitment to easing challenges of motorists and commuters on the road
Ahmed, in his Christmas and New Year message to the people of Kwara State and Nigerians at large, said the period should also be seen as a season of showing love, especially to the needy in the country
‘Our resources may be limited but our resolve to overcome these challenges and provide good governance for the benefit of the people is boundless. Mr Speaker, before going into the highlights of the 2013 Proposed Budget, a review of the 2012 Budget implementation is pertinent’