Kwara assures RMAFC of working synergy for economic growth

The Commissioner for Finance, Dr Hauwa Nuru gave the assurance today during the on-the-spot assessment visit by the indices and disbursement committee of the Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) in Ilorin, the State capital.

She added that the State Government would continue to be partner in progress towards ensuring a conducive business environment for investment to thrive in the Kwara State, NEWSNGR reports.

Dr. Hauwa Nuru affirmed that the present administration is very much conscious that it quest to move Kwara State to a smart city, running on 21st century economic dynamics, will depend, to a large extent, on its political will to effectively tackle various challenges confronting the State, especially in the area of infrastructure.

She stressed that Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s led administration is committing huge resources to build infrastructure that would improve revenue generation, create job opportunities and make the State attractive for investment.

The Commissioner commended the indices and disbursement committee of RMAFC for the assessment on the laudable projects embarked upon by the State Government.

Dr Nuru explained that the State Government was intensifying efforts to ensure timely completion of the on-going projects across the State.

In her remarks, the Indices and disbursement committee of RMAFC, Team Lead, Hajiya Bala said that Kwara State Government has taken a bold step to boosting the economic development of the State in the area of revenue generation, by providing meaningful projects that can generate revenue to the State.

Hajiya Bala added that on-the-spot assessment visitation by the indices and disbursement committee of RMAFC was to assess what the State has done, the impact of such projects to the people and efforts being made to improve the revenue generation of the State.

She explained that the right step has been taken in all the projects visited as well as on the right direction to grow the revenue of the State by constructing infrastructural projects that can enrich the State revenue.

The indices and disbursement committee of RMAFC visited infrastructural projects which included Innovation Hub, Kwara Hotel, Revenue House, Garment factory, Ilorin International Conference Centre (IICC) and Unity road.