Civic Accountability · Nigeria

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Previously in Kwara:
Term report
5
Total tracked
3
Kept
1
Partial / mixed
1
Broken
Kept
Partial / mixed
Broken
In progress
Education
Rehabilitate basic and secondary school classrooms
Kept
The promise
Promised improved school infrastructure across Kwara State.
Assessment
Constructed and rehabilitated about 400 blocks of classrooms at primary and secondary levels, and introduced free tuition and notebooks at senior secondary level.
Education
Reduce tertiary tuition and expand university infrastructure
Kept
The promise
Promised more affordable, better-resourced tertiary education at Kwara State University.
Assessment
Approved a 30% tuition reduction for KWASU students and commenced construction of an ₦800 million engineering complex for the university.
Infrastructure
Deliver road and hospital infrastructure
Kept
The promise
Promised improved urban roads and healthcare facilities.
Assessment
Delivered projects including the Geri-Alimi roundabout underpass, dualisation of the Ganmo-Olunlade junction and the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital-Sango road, and rehabilitated five general hospitals in Ilorin, Share, Kaima, Offa and Omu-Aran with modern equipment.
Governance
'Shared Prosperity' infrastructure financing
Partial
The promise
Promised a 'Shared Prosperity' agenda funding infrastructure through the Kwara Infrastructure Development Fund, a contributory scheme pooling resources for high-value projects.
Assessment
The fund financed some new roads, schools and hospitals, but the state's education-sector funds later became the subject of a major EFCC diversion case, complicating the agenda's legacy.
Governance
Transparent management of education and security funds
Broken
The promise
Campaigned on accountable management of public funds, including education and security spending.
Assessment
The EFCC alleges Ahmed and his Finance Commissioner diverted ₦5.78 billion in Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) funds meant for teachers' salaries, security and infrastructure, including chartering private jets with public money; the case remained in active prosecution years after he left office.