El-Rufai: My govt’s investment in education, health yielding results

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, says the state government’s investment in education and health sectors was already yielding the desired results.

El-Rufai said this in Kaduna on Saturday at the first edition of the State Internal Revenue Service Tax Dialogue.

The governor said a significant amount of the state budget went to education and health sectors every year, adding that the investment was already improving the state’s education and health outlooks.

He stated that in 2015, only 22 per cent of the students of the state that sat for the West African Examination Council’s Senior School Certificate Examination (WAEC SSCE) made five credits, including mathematics and English language.

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Governor El-Rufai, however, said in 2021, the performance jumped to 76 per cent.

“This clearly shows that investment in the education sector is beginning to yield the desired results.

“Our investment in the health sector also shows a reduction in infant and maternal mortalities,” he said.

The governor stated that the Kaduna State Government was using taxpayers’ money to invest in the people, urging residents to imbibe voluntary tax compliance to enable the state to serve them better.

El-Rufai said the state government was also investing in infrastructure and power supply to attract businesses to the state.

On his part, the President of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Justice Benedict Kanyip, said the governments required cash to fund development goals.

Kanyip stated that the state’s elite, who should understand the concept of taxation as a social contract, were the ones resisting the payment of tax.

The Star