The retreat in session
By Anthony Maliki
The Plateau State Government has pledged to complete all outstanding critical projects before the end of the present administration.
This was contained in a communique at the end of a review retreat for commissioners, permanent secretaries, advisers and heads of government agencies.
The 5-point communique was signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Danladi Abok Atu.
Here is details of the communique:
COMMINIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE PLATEAU STATE POLICY REVIEW RETREAT FOR COMMISSIONERS, PERMANENT SECRETARIES, ADVISERS & HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS/AGENCIES HELD AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE LITTLE RAYFIELD JOS, 21-22 DECEMBER 2021
As a way of establishing the level of implementation of the Plateau State Development Strategy, by assessing and evaluating the performance of Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies, the Plateau State Government in collaboration with GIZ organized a two-day Policy Review Retreat for State Executive Council Members, Permanent Secretaries, Chief Executives/Chairmen of Boards and Parastatals and Special Advisers to the Executive Governor of Plateau State on Tuesday 21st to Wednesday 22nd December 2021 at the Banquet Hall, New Government House, Rayfield.
The event was declared open by the Executive Governor of Plateau State, Barr. Simon Bako Lalong, ably represented by the Deputy Governor, Prof. Sonni G. Tyoden who appreciated the level of implementation of the resolutions contained in last year’s communique where 12 resolutions out of 13 were already implemented. This success was attributed to the determination and synergy between Ministries, Departments, and Agencies. All participants were engaged to come up with resolutions that would move the state forward.
At the end of the retreat, the following resolutions were arrived at:
- The Rescue Administration restated its determination to complete outstanding all critical projects currently being implemented, thus, all projects and programmes will be carefully prioritized to ensure that the identified critical ones are completed within the tenure of this administration.
- All MDAs must put all hands on deck to ensure that the commitment to create jobs that will take 20,000 youths out of the unemployment market between now and 2022.
- All MDAs to explore other alternative sources of funds for implementing critical projects and programmes. Towards this end, the option of Public Private Partnership and donor funding shall be embraced much more strategically going forward.
- The Retreat resolved to adopt the State Monitoring and Evaluation Policy and Law, which will ensure self-tracking of projects and programmes, resulting in quarterly review sessions going forward.
- The four policy sub-councils to further meet before 31st December 2021 as syndicates to consider all inputs, recommendations and suggestions made at the retreat in order to review all the projects and programmes of MDAs under their respective purviews, with the aim of restructuring, rejigging and rescoping them within the time frame left for this administration, and to also come up with practical implementation strategies for delivering same.
Prof. Danladi Abok Atu
Secretary to the Government of the State,
Jos
022nd December 2021
