We’ve spent N5.7bn to support 124,170 households since subsidy removal – Kwara Gov

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has said his administration has spent N5.7bn to support 124,170 households in Kwara since the removal of the subsidy. 

Abdulrazaq in a statement released by the state’s commissioner for Communication, Mrs. Bola Olukoju said He administration the on its own at different times has spent a lot of money to procure and distribute rice to the public in a show of support for the masses.

According to the statement, “Between May 2023 and now, the government has implemented different layers of social safety programmes which benefitted at least 124,170 people, 368 SMEs that got support through Kwapreneur, and 20 groups that were supported through the state-funded empowerment initiatives, according to the Governor.

Amounts totalling N5,740,600,000 were spent to support the households, while Kwapreneur beneficiaries got between 250,000 and N3m to support their businesses. 

public welfare in form of continuous cash award to workers and other palliatives and support for different segments of the state remains a top priority for the government, acknowledging the impact of inflation on the living standard of the people and provision of public services.

The however Governor said the administration has consistently supported and will continue to support the people as inflation erodes purchasing power across the world.