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The Kwara state government on Wednesday said it has purchased 100 motorcycles to aid public transportation in mitigating the impact of fuel subsidy removal.
Disclosing this was the Commissioner of Works and Transports, AbdulQowiy Olododo at the quarterly inter-ministerial press briefing held at the conference hall of the Ministry of Finance in Ilorin, the state capital said the government is doing all possible best to bring succor to the masses.
Highlighting some of the achievements of the government under his ministry in the last four months, Olododo who was represented by the Director of Civil Engineering, Engr. Akanbi Mashood said the state is awaiting delivery of 100 electric motorcycles, which it purchased after the commissioning of a compressed natural gas (CNG) conversion workshop and gas station.
“Kwara State has been able to commission a CNG conversion workshop and gas station, the first of its kind in the country in line with the Presidential initiative on CNG to mitigate the impact of the fuel subsidy removal.
“His Excellency through the Ministry has procured 100 electric motorcycles, which the ministry is awaiting delivery in the coming days.”
Olododo also made known that the state through his ministry has completed not less than 75 road projects with another 52 ongoing across the state adding that the projects include rehabilitation, re-construction, interlocking, and beautification.
Also highlighted some of the activities and achievements of her Ministry, the Commissioner of Environment, Musa Nafisat Buge, stated the state is now experiencing a new look in terms of cleanliness adding that 18-point new strategies have been designed and worked on to improve performance in waste management and curb indiscriminate refuse disposal.
“We are already noticing the effect of implementing these new strategies. Our road medians are being freed of refuse while the larger waste collection bins usually constituting nuisances have been removed from roundabouts.
She also added that the effective enforcement through the recently inaugurated task force has been of great help in achieving results and also generating revenue to the state Purse through payment of fines by defaulters.
“The internally generated revenue of the state through fines and penalties paid by offenders have also impacted tremendously on the IGR accruable to the state.
“The sum of fifty thousand naira is now being paid as fines following the review of fees payable by offenders by the Kwara State House of Assembly. No fewer than 100 persons have been fined and arraigned before the Magistrate within the last 2 months of commencing the environmental task force.”
She further confirmed that the ministry has raked in five million naira (N5m) as at last checked in last month.
She also made known that the activities of the task force on forestry-related matters have been suspended to address grey areas in their operations said this will also add up to state IGR when resumed back.
The event was anchored by the Commissioner for Communications, Bola Olukoju with other Commissioners and some heads of government agencies and parastatals in attendance.
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