Kwara State has again been ranked number one on the table of development strides recorded for January, 2022 in States governed by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
This was made known in a statement released by Folohunsho Aluko, a Director of Planning and Strategy at the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF).
Kwara State is winning the laurel for the fourth time.
According to the statement, “Kwara topped the table of excellent performances alongside Kaduna and Lagos states at various sectors examined for the month.”
The three states recorded 16 development strides across various sectors.
Kwara State had similarly topped the Forum’s achievements’ table for September, 2020; March, 2021; and November 2021.
“The entries for this edition witnessed more improvements as regards development strides collated from the Forum states in (January) 2022.
The ranking parameters cut across Economic Development; Education, Science and Technology; Health and Nutrition; Agric and Rural Development; Infrastructure; Job Creation; Empowerment and Innovation; Labour and Capacity Building; Welfare and Rehabilitation; and Art, Tourism and Culture.
Mercy Chukwdiebere