W’Bank ranks Kwara high in agric prog counterpart funding

Kwara, yesterday, emerged as the best Nigerian state in counterpart funding payment for the Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP).The ranking was announced in Abuja at the eighth RAAMP implementation support mission, which assessed the progress of all the states as part of the preparation for the New Year. 
    
At the session, awards across different categories were given, and Kwara won two categories. 
   
“We won overall best in counterpart funding among the 19 participating states. What this means is that no state paid more counterpart funding to the programme than Kwara amongst the participating states,” Press Secretary, Ministry of Works and Transport, Olajide Abolarin, said.
   
The information officer added: “We also won the award for overall disbursement, which means no state among the 13 states in our category drew more funds than Kwara from the World Bank and French Development Bank. 
 
“The evidence for this abounds as construction works are ongoing on 209.77 kilometres of roads across the state.” 

Commissioner for Works and Transport, Abdulquawiy Olododo, said:  “This is a big win for our state. It shows how committed His Excellency has been to the cause of equitable development. This award is a confirmation of his efforts to develop our state.”