Ibekimi Oriamaja Reports
Alhaji AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, the governor of Kwara State, stated over the weekend that the state’s garment factory will create 2,000 direct jobs after it opened this year.
Speaking with a large group of APC supporters, young people, and progressive social media influencers, the governor explained that the goal was to turn Kwara into a center for the manufacturing of clothing, which, in his opinion, would then be eligible for benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) of the United States as well as other advantages.
The governor also said that the opening of more government projects, including the visual arts center, Adeta Yebumot Road, Ilesha Gwanara, and Osi-Obbo-Aiyegunle Road, as well as the General Tunde Idiagbon Bridge, would take place in the fourth quarter of the year.
He clarified that the N27.2 billion bond the administration acquired was being used for its intended purpose and added that the private bond was subject to very tight regulations that safeguard the public interest and forbid any form of mismanagement.
The governor claimed that, notwithstanding the difficulties, the pace of the projects was slowed down by both the inflationary trend and the delay in the bond issuing last year.
However, AbdulRazaq noted that the administration had successfully completed numerous projects and implemented numerous programs that had significant effects throughout the state, and he added that he hardly thought that project commissioning was equivalent to good governance, as some Nigerians might appear to think.
According to AbdulRazaq, the government has had a significant impact on people’s lives in a number of areas, including health, water, social safety nets, business support, education, gender inclusion, youth empowerment, and rural urban development.
The governor announced that, in addition to the innovation hub, which he said will also be opened later this year, the administration was building 39 digital literacy centers throughout Kwara State in collaboration with UBEC.
The period of flamboyance is over because the state needs to be rebuilt and resources must be directed toward greater good, according to AbdulRazaq, who also claimed that the current public officials were making enormous sacrifices in the service of the state.
He thanked the audience for their continued support, understanding, and fair criticism and representation.
