Kwara State Governor Signs Four Bills Into Law

The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has signed
four bills into law with a pledge to redouble efforts to improve the welfare of
the people despite the downturn in the national economy.

The new laws are: A Law to Amend The Environmental
Sanitation Law, A Law to Repeal the Kwara State Transport Corporation, A Law to
Amend the Cooperative Societies Law, and A Law to Amend The Kwara State Debt
Securities Issuance Law.

Speaking while signing the bills into law, Governor
Abdulfatah Ahmed said he would continue to initiate and implement new
initiatives aimed at ensuring good governance and making life better for all
residents in the state. Continue…

According to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on
Media and Communication, Dr Muideen Akorede, the state governor acknowledged
the challenges confronting the state as a result of dwindling allocation from
the federal government and assured that he will work harder to cushion the
population from the impact of the economic downturn as much as possible.

Governor Ahmed enjoined the people to support his
administration to rapidly develop the state, stressing that that all hands must
be on deck to create a prosperous Kwara State for the benefit of all.

Alhaji Ahmed said that while his administration has no
intention to impose fresh taxes, all efforts would be made towards efficient
revenue collection to raise funds for his administration’s people-oriented
projects. These projects, according to him, include a 100 megawatt Independent
Power Projects, 2000 New Classrooms, the remodelling of an additional five
general hospitals, and the implementation of new water projects across the
state.