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Delta Seeks UNDP Help ON New Technology
Delta State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to promote capacity building and fast-track development in the state.
The State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan signed the MOU on behalf of the state government while the Country Director of UNDP, Mr. Turkan Saleh signed on behalf of his organization.
The governor solicited the assistance of UNDP in promoting capacity building to enhance effective management of technological changes.
His words “The issue of capacity which is your second programme is important, we require capacity to deal with the current pace on ground in the state. The capacity to manage this programm has not improved at the same pace the funding has increased. The issue of management is now technologically based and need capacity building to follow the trend and develop the state.”
Dr. Uduaghan pledged the commitment of the state government to the 7th country programme of UNDP for economic development and promised to play its role and be involved in the counterpart funding to promote his administrations three point agenda.
He called on the organization to help the state strengthen private-public partnership adding that his administration was keen at achieving success since it will enhance economic growth and development in the state.
He noted that the state has taken the issue of environment protection very important as it will promote healthy living and means of livelihood in the post amnesty era.
According to him “We require assistance from developed states to rejuvenate, our environment that have bee polluted:as a result of the Niger-Delta Crisis. We cannot do it alone, we have gotten the approval from the federal government· and will pay our counterpart funding of one million dollars to participate in the UNDP programme.”
He commended UNDP for accepting Delta State as the only state in Africa that will participate in the 7th country programme of the organization. His words “We are keen, committed and will like to work with in the 7th programme of UNDP which will run from 2009 to 2012.”