Kwara completes more capital projects in 2025 with Abdulrazaq's N540bn budget

Having earmarked N335.5 billion, representing 62.1% of the total budget size of N540.3 billion presented by Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq before the Kwara State House of Assembly on Friday, on capital expenditure, the Kwara State Government will undertake more and complete the ongoing capital projects in the State in the 2025 fiscal year.

Presenting the Appropriation Bill which substantially focuses on completing the ongoing projects, starting new ones and increasing investment in social protection for the people of the State before the State House of Assembly last week, Governor Abdulrazaq voted N335.5 billion, representing 62.1% on capital expenditure and N204.8 billion, representing 37.9% on recurrent expenditure.

The governor explained that the budget would complete the major infrastructural projects across the State and fund new ones such as 250 units of mass housing and inner roads in the smart city — another big feather to his cap.

According to the governor, the stadia in Offa and Lafiagi are also prioritised in the budget, while new roads are to be constructed in Kwara South, North, and Central to further ease the movement of goods and services within the State.

He said construction work would begin on a multi-storey building tagged, “Court House”, claimed to be the best of its kind in the Northern region, while the Metropolitan Square would be upgraded and completed.

Pointing at massive youths and women empowerment and anti-poverty initiatives, the social sector gets 32.50% of the plan, while education and health are allotted 16.2% and 10.56% apiece, with a focus on getting the new University of Education off the ground and strengthening existing Institutions across the State.