{"id":17643,"date":"2013-09-27T19:22:55","date_gmt":"2013-09-27T18:22:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=17643"},"modified":"2013-09-27T19:22:55","modified_gmt":"2013-09-27T18:22:55","slug":"kwara-to-spend-n1-5-billion-on-ilesha-buruba-okuta-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/kwara-to-spend-n1-5-billion-on-ilesha-buruba-okuta-road\/","title":{"rendered":"Kwara to spend N1.5 billion on Ilesha-Buruba-Okuta Road"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kwara State Government has awarded the construction of 32.8 kilometre Ilesha-Baruba\/Gwanara\/Kenu\/Okuta road project at the cost of over N1.5b.<\/p>\n<p>This was in addition to the award of the 64 kilometre Kisi-Kaiama road project already awarded.<\/p>\n<p>The State Commissioner for Finance, Engr. Ademola Banu disclosed this while briefing newsmen of the outcome of the State Executive Council meeting held yesterday at the Government House, Ilorin.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Finance Commissioner, Council\u00a0\u00a0 also reviewed on-going projects in various local government areas and expressed satisfaction with level and pace of work across the state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can assure you that all the projects would be completed on scheduled\u201d. Banu said.<\/p>\n<p>Answering question on dwindling allocation from the federation account, Banu said the government is working outside the box to ensure prompt payment of workers&#8217; salary and meet other statutory commitments. &#8220;I can tell you that probity and optimal allocation of the available resources have kept us afloat&#8221;, Banu said.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kwara State Government has awarded the construction of 32.8 kilometre Ilesha-Baruba\/Gwanara\/Kenu\/Okuta road project at the cost of over N1.5b. 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