German Gov’t to partner Gombe on governance, livelihood
The German Government International Development Agency is to partner with the Government of Gombe State in the areas of governance and livelihood related programmes.
This was disclosed by the German Consultant Mr. Nwabueze Chibuzo, when he visited the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof. Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi, in his office Tuesday at the Government House.
Chibuzo said the team was in the state to conduct an assessment for the second phase of North East Nigerian Project of which Gombe State is to benefit.
According to him, “The Project will commence next year and is expected to cover areas of livelihood and Governance.”
He noted that their visit to the state is to meet with relevant stakeholders while generating sufficient information that would help in the Programme design as well as to a Programmatic decision on whether the State would fit into their plan of action.
Receiving the delegation, Secretary to the State Government Professor Njodi reiterated the efforts administration of Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya towards partnering with development partners.
He assured the German team of the State Government cooperation and support to ensure the success of the programme and appreciated the German Government for the initiative which would go a long way in improving the lives of the citizens of the State.
On his part, Special Adviser on Budget, Planning and development Partners co-ordination, Dr. Ishiyaku Mohammed said they were in the SSG’s office to debrief him on what the team has been doing for the past two days which is mainly, engagement with relevant stakeholders for the upcoming programme.
He said the team has met with relevant MDA’s , Civil Society, traditional actors and some other multi sectoral actors adding that, the coming of German Government International Development Agency is exciting to Gombe State as it would equally help in actualizing the Ten Year development plan which Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has indicated interest to work with Local Governments to improve their planning capacity to ensure good Governance.
Joshua Danmalam
Information officer SSG’S Office.
