Nigeria: Gombe - Ramping Up Infrastructure Development

25 January 2013
opinion

For a state considered to be among those receiving the least of the statutory allocation from the federation account, and with a monthly wage bill of 75% of total revenue earnings, prudence in the management of funds in Gombe State in the past one and a half years has been amazing. For instance, comparable analysis of government expenditure on general administration was pruned from the previous 70% to a mere 10% within the first year of the administration of Governor Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo. This adjustment, which may seem simple on paper, actually served to boost funds for capital projects as enunciated in last year's budget.

Take education. The administration has spent over N4 billion within four months of the governor's swearing in, compared to the previous administration's capital expenditure of N1.8 billion in eight years in the same sector.

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