RAAMP: Why World Bank Ranked Kwara Best in Counterpart Funding, Disbursement – Commissioner

Commissioner for Works and Transport, Engr. Abdulquawiy Olododo has underscored the commitment and progress Kwara State has made in the Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP). The programme, which is financed by the World Bank in Nigeria, also sees the global body provides guidance on the procurement process for the project. For its efforts, […]

Commissioner for Works and Transport, Engr. Abdulquawiy Olododo has underscored the commitment and progress Kwara State has made in the Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP).

The programme, which is financed by the World Bank in Nigeria, also sees the global body provides guidance on the procurement process for the project.

For its efforts, Kwara State was announced as the best Nigerian state in counterpart funding payment and disbursement in RAAMP.

The ranking was announced in Abuja at the 8th RAAMP implementation support mission, which assesses the progress of all the states as part of the preparation for the new year.

According to Olododo, the feat is a big win for the state.

“It shows how committed the Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has been to the cause of equitable development. This award is a confirmation of his efforts to develop our state”, the commissioner said shortly after the award was announced.

Explaining further, Olododo said “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.

“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 209.77km roads across the state”, he stated in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary of the ministry in Ilọrin, Olajide Abolarin.