W’Bank tasks FG, states, others on maintenance culture

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Anthonia Duru

 

The Bank, which spoke thr,ough a Consultant on the Rural Access And Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP), during a courtesy call on the Commissioner for Rural Development in Abeokuta Ogun State, the State capital rued that most of the pro-poor initiatives of governments suffer lack of sustainability.

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“The Bank is concerned that we are not doing well enough in the various strata of governance when it comes to maintaining infrastructure; the rural roads and agro- logistic hubs components of RAAMP has to be different.

“We therefore like to see for a fact that the equipment, personnel and experience of rural road maintenance agency are in place as part of supporting mechanism for project effectiveness, “Abdulmalik Ibrahim, the Consultant to the World Bank, said.

Ibrahim corroborated the earlier position of the representative of the Federal Project Management Unit (FPMU), Engr. Bukar Gana, that the ” revalidation of re- prioritized roads and agro-logistics hubs alignment would get necessary support for smooth project take off.

Earlier in his welcome remark, the Commissioner for Rural Development, Engr. Taiwo Oludotun, assured the Bank of the readiness of the Dapo Abiodun-led government to redefine governance.

“We are redefining governance to the extent that a bottom-top approach whereby we ask for peoples input is the order of the day.

“The old order when government determines what the people want on her own whims and caprices is over,” Oludotun stated.

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