Dr. Bukola Saraki Reviews Achievements

Date: 01-06-2010 1:53 pm (13 years ago) | Author: Kola Yusuf
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The Governor Bukola Saraki led administration in Kwara State recently celebrated its seventh year in office, and took the opportunity to review its achievements. Apart from the high profile projects, which the administration has undertaken, there has also been sustained and substantial investment in all sectors.

On agriculture, the administration of Dr. Bukola Saraki has clearly succeeded in diversifying Kwara state’s economy through agriculture. Presently, the state now produces three hundred and forty thousand metric tones of paddy rice per annum. The state government also recently made available one billion naira as agriculture loan to genuine farmers in the state.

In the health sector, a personal Health Record Book was recently launched by the Dr. Bukola Saraki to provide total data storage and retrieval system in order to ensure effective health-care delivery. This is typical of Dr. Bukola Saraki's effort and determination to bring Kwara State into the modern age. The Health Record Book is also intended to ensure evaluation and monitoring of sustainable and effective public health strategies in maternal, new born and child health.

In addition to the upgrading of General Hospitals across,  medical doctors and other health personnel have also been recruited.

On education, the government is currently implementing a comprehensive education reform with the aim of transforming the education system and raise the standard of education in the state. As part of the reform, the state government in addition to the distribution of free text books to school pupils also recently awarded contract for the construction of prefabricated blocks of classrooms across the state in order to further enhance effective teaching and learning.

On road projects, the state government has spent over 30 billions naira on road construction and rehabilitation across the state within the last seven years with over one thousand kilometers road constructed.

On rural transformation, the state governor, Dr. Bukola Saraki, recently approved the release of funds totaling fourteen point four million naira for the provision of boreholes to seventeen communities in Asa and Moro Local government areas. According to Dr. Bukola Saraki, this is to alleviate the sufferings of the rural dwellers in the provision of water.

The Governor also earmarked one hundred and five communities for energizing in the first phase of the state government electrification projects and one hundred and twelve in the second phase to cost one point five billion naira.

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