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USAID State2State trains MDAs, CSOs on citizens engagement in policy planning
USAID State2State trains MDAs, CSOs on citizens engagement in policy planning
By: Our Reporter
The United State Agency International Development (USAID) state2state has trained Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) as well as Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDAs) on citizens engagement and participatory planning policy in Adamawa.
Speaking at the training in Yola, Hajiya Maryam Dikko, State2State team lead, said aim of the training is to improved service delivery through citizens engagement for transparency and accountability.
Dikko who was represented by Mr Emmanuel Bwala, citizen engagement and capacity building expert urged the participants to step down the training for more people to be knowledgeable and for the development of the state.
“You are all officers representing government and citizens of the state at various levels, so let contribute our own part so that we can move the state forward.
“The essence of our coming together is to get the knowledge and to ensure that we share with those that were not here.
“For instance we are now 40 each of us if we step down the training to at least 10 people the multiplayer effect will go very far”, she advised.
According to her, with such effort the objectives of the training would be achieved within a short period.
Ms Suzanne Myada, Public Financial Management Specialist, USAID, said the objectives of the training were to promote participatory planning through integration of Community Development Plans (CDPs) into state and LG budgets.
“To mainstream citizen engagement, gender inclusion and conflict sensitivity in MDA budget processes.
“And to influence improved service delivery through increased budget allocation and releases for primary healthcare, basic education, and WASH,” she said.
According to her, the MDAs, CSOs and the media have vital role and responsibility through collaborative effort and coordination mechanism to record more success.
In her presentation, Ms Magdalene Michael, Communication Specialist State2State, tasked participants on effective communication for good results before, during and after the citizens engagement.
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She said that citizens have a say on what to be executed for them as it brings more development and the governments may even spend less.
She tasked CSOs on the need to be proactive and to promote the need of the citizens for government’s consideration for more development in the state.
Marry Paninga, Executive Chairman Adamawa Planning Commission, commended the State2State for the remarkable intervention on governance and all other aspects in the state.
She said all the areas intervened were gradually recording a lot of success.
Paninga called on the CSOs to make their members across the 21 LGAs of the state be their eye openers at the grassroots.
Also, Ms Muniratu Jibrin, Executive Director, Mujib Hope Foundation and member Adamawa Good Governance Group, described the training as excellent in promoting transparency and accountability.
“The training is very important because it enlightens a lot of CSOs like us on how best we can air our views in line with expenditures of the state to ensure it is well accountable.
“It is also an eye opener on how to advocate for what we want in terms of expenditures of the state through media, interaction with the state government and also reaching out to grassroots to receive their needs and to relate it to government as well,”, she said.
USAID State2State trains MDAs, CSOs on citizens engagement in policy planning
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Investments in circular economy have the potential to increase forex earnings- NESREA DG
Investments in circular economy have the potential to increase forex earnings- NESREA DG
By: Michael Mike
The Director General of National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), Prof. Innocent Barikor has affirmed that investments in the circular economy value chain have the potential to increase the country’s foreign exchange earnings.
Barikor made this statement recently during a meeting with the management of a plastic packaging recycling (rPET) company, Sonnex in Lagos.
He assured the team that the Nigerian government prioritizes circular economy, noting that the draft National Environmental (Plastic Waste Control) Regulations soon to be gazetted is one of the efforts to strengthen the legal framework for circular economy implementation in Nigeria.
He said: “Circular Economy falls under the Presidential priorities for the Federal Ministry of Environment, and the Minister is very keen on the success. Apart from tackling the problem of waste, green jobs have been created .
“The pellets and flakes you produce and export also generate foreign exchange. The Plastic Waste Control Regulations are awaiting official gazette and once gazetted, we would have connected the dots of the framework to implement circular economy in the plastic sector. We are deeply committed to ensuring the success of Circular Economy.”
Earlier, the Managing Director, Anil Mohinani intimated the NESREA boss on the process for the production of recycled PET bottles (rPET), whilst also highlighting the challenges faced by investors in the sector .
He listed some of the setbacks to include lack of a legal instrument to compel manufacturers in the food and beverage sector to embrace food-grade rPET, unfriendly policies by some foreign companies, and insufficient awareness .
“Europe and America create barriers to protect their international recycling business. There is unfair competition. In some countries such as Kenya, there is encouragement to invest in rPET recycling because there is a regulation in place,” he added.
Investments in circular economy have the potential to increase forex earnings- NESREA DG
ISWAP Terrorists Kill Hunters’ Leader in Borno
By: Zagazola Makama
Suspected ISWAP terrorists have killed the chairman of the hunters’ group in Garjang village, Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State.
Sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred at about 5 a.m. on Sunday.
The victim, identified as Habu Dala, 53, was abducted from his home by the terrorists, who took him through Mulharam to Forfot villages in Damboa LGA.
Villagers mobilised in search of Dala and later found his corpse bearing gunshot wounds.
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI, members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), and the hunters’ group visited the scene.
The remains were evacuated to the General Hospital, Damboa, where he was certified dead and later released to his family for burial in accordance with Islamic rites.
ISWAP Terrorists Kill Hunters’ Leader in Borno
Nine Injured in Kwali Farmers–Herders Clash
By: Zagazola Makama
Nine persons sustained machete injuries in a clash between Bassa farmers and Fulani herders in Gomoni Village, Kwali Area Council of the FCT.
Sources told Zagazola Makama that the fight, which broke out on Aug. 9 at about 3:30 p.m., followed alleged destruction of melon and maize farms belonging to the Bassa community by cattle.
It was gathered that the Nigeria army troops
along with joint team of operatives, and vigilantes were deployed to the scene following a distress call.
Six Bassa and three Fulani victims with varying degrees of machete cuts were taken to Rhema Foundation Hospital, Kwali, for treatment.
Authorities confirmed that the situation had been brought under control and normalcy restored, while investigation was ongoing.
Nine Injured in Kwali Farmers–Herders Clash
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