By Adetayo Omotoyosi Adeolu
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday called on state governors to prioritise the welfare of Nigerians by investing more in their future, putting more money in rural electrification, agricultural mechanisation, poverty eradication and infrastructure.
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The President made this assertion on Thursday in an address at a meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC). The council endorsed a new ward-based development strategy, Renewed Hope Ward Development Programme (RHWDP), to actualise double-digit economic growth through direct intervention in Nigeria’s 8,809 administrative wards across all 36 states.
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Tinubu’s statement followed a presentation on the RHWDP by the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Sen. Abubakar Bagudu, at the 150th meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC) held at the State House Council Chambers, Abuja. He also charged the governors to take charge of their various states and positively impact the lives of those they are leading.
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The President said, “I want to appeal to you; let us change the story of our people in the rural areas.
“The economy is working. We are on the path of recovery, but we need to stimulate growth in the rural areas. We know the situation in the rural areas, let us collaborate and do what will benefit the people,” he added.
He also urged state governors to collaborate with the Federal Government to drive economic development in rural areas across the country. “We have to embrace mechanisation in agriculture, fight insecurity, and improve school enrolment through school feeding,” the President said.
Tinubu also directed NEC to set up a committee to enhance the actualisation of legacy projects, especially the Lagos-Calabar and the Sokoto-Badagry Super Highways. He also ordered the transfer of the Office of the Surveyor-General of the Federation to the presidency to enhance the seamless actualisation of his administration’s legacy projects across the country.
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The Lagos Voice reports that NEC endorsed the new ward-based development strategy, RHWDP, aimed at achieving double-digit economic growth through direct intervention in Nigeria’s 8,809 administrative wards across all 36 states.
RHWDP, which was presented by Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Atiku Bagudu, during the council’s 150th meeting, received full endorsement as a collaborative undertaking between federal, state and local governments.
The statement revealed that the Council also directed the strengthening of State Emergency Management Agencies (SEMAs) across all 36 states of the federation and asked the Federal Ministry of Finance to release emergency funds to address impending flood effects.
The council’s resolution came following a presentation by Mrs. Zubaida Umar, Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency.
