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A Non-Governmental Organisation, called Connected Development (CODE), has commenced capacity building programme for Ministries Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in Kwara.
The state CODE Support Officer, Kehinde Akinsola, disclosed this on Wednesday at a one-day capacity training for Project Managers, Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officers and Directors as well as Legislative Matters in 11 selected MDAs.
Akinsola said that the objective of the programme, being run as ProjectTrust, was to improve the capacity of MDA personnel in Data Management and M&E.
”As part of the efforts to strengthen transparency and accountability in governance, CODE has launched a development project, called ProjectTrust.
”The programme is themed, ‘Deepening and institutionalising accountability, social inclusion systems, and processes to promote resilience and sustainability in governance across Nigeria’.
”The 20 participants were drawn from the state ministries of Health, Water Resources, Education and Human Capital Development, Planning and Budgeting and the House of Assembly.
”Other participants came from the state Primary Healthcare Development Agency, state Fiscal Responsibility Commission, RUWASA, Local Government and the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on SDGs,” Akinsola said.
He also said that the project focuses on the development of health, water, education, sanitation and persons with disabilities in the state.
He further said that ProjectTrust would ensure accountability of development projects being facilitated by people’s representatives in the National Assembly.
“The M&E officers, for instance, would be able to evaluate and monitor such projects and give feedback to the constituents with the aim of putting an end to the issue of abandoned or uncompleted projects.
”It is capacity building training for the participants because we know that when people are trained, it would help their productivity and their deliverables would be achieved,” he said.
Akinsola also said that the project had made significant progress, with the onboarding and training of Community of Practice (CoP) members from Kwara, Anambra, Bayelsa, Jigawa, Yobe, and Osun.
“These CoP members have been tasked with championing social accountability and promoting the institutionalisation of proven systems developed by CODE in Kwara.
The Facilitator of the training, Mrs Janet Ogunkayode, said that the project’s focus on social accountability and citizen’s participation would help to ensure that the citizen’s needs and perspectives were taken into account in governance.
According to Ogunkayode, overall, #ProjectTrust represents a significant step towards promoting transparency and accountability in governance in the country, and has the potential to make a lasting impact on the country’s governance landscape”.
A participant from the Kwara House of Assembly, Mrs Mistura Lawal, thanked CODE for its initiative and support in ensuring that MDAs were fully equipped with project tracking, transparency and accountability in governance.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that ProjectTrust is supported by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. (NAN)
28th August, 2024.
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