What Kwarans voted for was change. They were tired of how things were being done before. They needed a new beginning to chart a new course. That's the task we are charged with. The question they are asking us is how we are funding our numerous projects?

The answer is because we are prudent in the management of public resources.

For example, all the lawmakers are entitled to a vehicle each. So far, they have sacrificed that. That possibly runs to over a billion. Our commissioners are also entitled to vehicles.

That also runs to over a billion. The Governor and the deputy Governor and their aides are also entitled to vehicles which also run to over a billion. We all have sacrificed such in order to invest in critical infrastructure for the state.

We abandon the renovation of Government House which is also over N100m. That's not important to us now. We need to focus on the essential things. We believe that there should be a change in the way things are done.

Let us make sure that we start delivering now with the right trajectory because our people voted for change and change has come to stay. People will continue to see the change. Yes, some persons will complain that we're not sharing money.

We are not here to share money; we are here to share projects and infrastructure. We expect people to stay with us and stay focused.

I commended the people of the state for their support over the last one year, I call on you all to remain steadfast as the administration commits public funds to serve you.

We are doing a lot of jobs. This morning I looked at the social media and I saw that Kwara is trending number one because we are doing the right things, we are taking the right steps, and taking the right decisions.

The resources are scarce but the little we have we are spending prudently and judiciously.

The plummeting oil prices and the COVID-19 pandemic have slowed down global economy.

For this reason, we will have to slash the N162bn 2020 budget by roughly N40bn with huge emphasis placed on cutting cost of governance and some infrastructural projects that do not immediately impact on the lives of our people.

More money will go into social investment to shore up the purchasing power of vulnerable masses amid the COVID-19 pandemic.