The Kwara government has won 16.9 million dollars in a programme from the World Bank. This is done within the 2019/2020 World Bank-supported programme. This is done for the State Fiscal Transparency, Accountability and Sustainability (SFTAS) programme for achievements. This award is the highest ever achieved. It has been won the highest since the initiative began in 2018.
Saad Hamdalat, Press Secretary, Ministry of Finance and Planning had presented the award during a statement. It happened on Tuesday in Ilorin. She issued the statement that the award came after the state satisfied the disbursements linked indicators (DLIs). They were contained within the Annual Performance Assessment (APA) final report. This report was submitted by the Independent Verification Agents (IVA) that had earlier visited Kwara.
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