The commendation was made by the Permanent Secretary, State Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, Alhaji Yahuza Adamu during the opening ceremony of LEAD’s Retrospective study report dissemination workshop in Bauchi which also marked the expiration of the project in the state.
Yahuza Adamu revealed that LEAD’s projects that have been in the state for nine years helped in building the capacity of administrators in the state as well as the establishment of due process office to checkmate wastages in government and execution of water projects across the state.
The Permanent Secretary who assured that government would continue to give cooperation to development partners also expressed state government’s commitment to paying its counterpart funds whenever need arises.
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Earlier, the LEAD’s Chief of Party in Nigeria, Mrs Yvomne Sidhom explained that RTI is currently implementing projects to strengthen local government institutions in more than 40 countries in the world to provide better services for citizens.
According to her, LEAD’s design incorporated the core approaches of participation, transparency and accountability throughout the implementation of the priority interventions identified by Bauchi Citizens in the health, education, water and sanitation sectors.
”After 9 years of our existing and successful partnership, today marks the end of our LEAD project in Bauchi. It is a bittersweet moment. On one hand, I am filled with joy to hear and see all these results of our collaborations,” she said.
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