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The World Bank has granted Sokoto State government $15 million for its commitment to the implementation of the States Fiscal Transparency, Accountability and Sustainability (SFTAS) program.
The state government clinched the grant after its astronomical score in the SFTAS ranking from 2/5 in 2019 to 14/15 in 2020, which puts it among the top three states in the country to achieve such ranking.
A statement signed by the special adviser on media and publicity to the governor, Muhammad Bello, said the state grant also earned $2.5 million grant from World Bank last year.
Also in the period under review, the state government doubled its share of the federally collected PAYE tax and undertook a forensic audit of its pension benefits, thus establishing “a liability of over N800 million which is under verification and validation by the Pension Transition Arrangement Directorate (PTAD),” the report of the SFTAS Committee presented to Gov. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal stated.
Sokoto APC inaugurates state, LGs, caretaker executives Sokoto APC inaugurates state, LGs, caretaker executives
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The All Progressives Congress ( APC), Sokoto State Chapter, on Sunday, inaugurated the State Caretaker Executive Committee and the Caretaker Chairmen for the 23 Local Governments.
Speaking at the event, the leader of the Party in the state, Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, felicitated the new Caretaker leaders.
Wamakko, who represents Sokoto North Senatorial District, also said that their reappointment on the caretaker basis was a sequel to their track records of unblemished leadership.
The special assistant on media and publicity to the Senator, Bashir Rabe Mani, disclosed that the Senator Nigerians were aware that, the people of the state have remained supportive to the APC.
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By Anslem Okolo
The Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey, MICS, for 2016 to 2017 showed that Sokoto State has made appreciable progress, resulting in over 50 per cent cut in the number of out-of-school children. It gladdens my heart, seeing the commitment shown by the political leadership and the technical teams set up by the government to work with UNICEF and partners in various sectors for the children of the state.
THESE were the exact words of Mohammed Muhuiddin, a former UNICEF Field Office lead in Sokoto State in 2018, two years after Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal took office as governor of Sokoto State.