India, April 9 -- Over N7.1 billion reportedly spent by four local government authorities in Kwara State on elderly welfare in 2025 cannot be traced to any verifiable programme, an investigation by The Informant247 has found.

Financial records of the four local government areas reviewed by The Informant247 show that a total of N7,100,001,907 was recorded under budget lines: "Social Protection for Old Age".

A breakdown of the figures seen in the financial document of the four local government areas show Moro LG recorded N2,105,380,874.16 under the category, Asa LG N1,269,447,230.28, Ilorin South LG N2,571,974,193.95 and Kaiama LG N1,153,199,608.68. Ekiti LG, meanwhile, has a smaller entry of N13,863,500.

On paper, the spendings suggest ...