Governor Mohmmed Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe state has inaugurated a Committee for the preparations of the state’s 10 Year Development plan.
The Committee which was inaugurated on Thursday by the Deputy Governor, Dr. Manassah Daniel Jatau at the conference hall of his office on Thursday said Governor Yahaya appointed him to head the Committee with the mandate of giving general direction to the process of plan preparation, approval, and implementation.
The Committee, according to the Governor, is also to evolve an effective coordination of all the MDAs for the smooth conduct of exercises of plan development and implementation, and to determine its own mode of operations for the success of the assignment.
It is also to engage widely with the public; the Political Class, Traditional Institutions, Private/ Business Sector, Civil Society Organizations, Labour Unions, Religious Organizations, Professional Bodies, Women and Youth Groups,and all stakeholders in the state for the purpose of the plan document.
Other areas of their mandate include, to undertake any activity that will facilitate the success of the Development plan as well as to co-opt individuals and organizations into the Committee for an effective and all inclusive plan.
Speaking at the inaugural meeting, the Deputy Governor noted that the preparation of the plan was in line with the strategic vision of the administration to put the state on a solid development platform through a coordinated and orderly development strategy.
According to him, “the 10- year development plan is intended to serve as a pathway for the state to be on an accelerated development trajectory. The process for the preparation of the document will be participatory with the Ministries, Departments and Agencies,(MDAs)driving the process in collaboration with sector stakeholders and development partners”.
The Deputy Governor further explained that the Gombe State Development Plan is predicated on facilitating longer term visioning for the state’s development planning and policy making, sustained Long-term response to findings of the 2019 Gombe State Needs Assessment and support the basis for the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework. (MTEF).
He said that the Ten-Year Development Plan is also expected to be in line with overall national development priorities, existing state sectoral plans and the Sustainable Development Goals( SDGs).
Dr. Jatau further explained that, the plan will strive to deploy a holistic approach that will positively impact on all the people of the state by setting a clear engagement framework with the Nigerian state in the areas of security of lives and properties, equal distribution of resources, good health and education amongst others.
He urged the members of the Committee to consider the assignment as an opportunity to be part of building a prosperous future for current and future generations.
Members of the committee include; Commissioners, Secretary to the State Government Prof. Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi and Emir of Gombe , Alh. Abubakar Shehu Abubakar among others.
