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States Access World Bank’s $750m Facility, Dec -Presidency
Special Adviser to the President, Ease of Doing Business/PEBEC Secretary, Dr Jumoke Oduwole, disclosed that state governments will start accessing the World Bank’s $750 million facility by December 2022.
Oduwole’s disclosure is coming on the heels of an Independence Day play titled, “The Future is Here” staged by the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) to promote the effective use of the various business reforms.
Speaking with journalists on the sideline of the stage play in Abuja, Oduwole said although access to the fund would begin in December, the programme would fully kick off in January 2023.
“Access will begin in December with some prior results, we are trying to galvanise like a sneak peek. But in January the programme kicks off in full.
“You know that we also have our ease of business national report we have a number of baseline survey last year, the new survey the second edition will be out next month.
“So that’s what we used to make the action plan at state because all businesses are domiciled in the states. That’s where the state governments really partnering very collaboratively with NEC governor’s forum and that will help them.”
While speaking on the criteria to access the fund, she said: “we’ve been working with them very closely for about two years now. We’ve been jointly building the programme we’re working on land administration because you know when private sector have their land properly mapped out, they can use it to access credits.”
Oduwole, who further spoke on the significance of the stage play, said this was aimed at educating the public on the various business reforms.
She said the various reforms have impacted businesses judging from testimonials from the reportsgov.ng from Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) across the country.
“And slowly but surely, we want people to know and to use the reforms and you saw from the play, that private sector also needs to support the reforms and do the right thing,” she said.
On the sustainability of these reforms, she said this was being achieved with institutionalisation stressing that: “In our team, we have civil servants that are members of this team. We also have consultants from the private sector. So it is a Private Public Partnership(PPP) project and its government.
“So, for instance, you would have known that the World Bank just approved $750 million facility for state governments for business climate reforms, that’s part of our work.
“And that’s a legally binding contract. The legislation we do are legally binding, so it’s not personalised for one government. For the team that does the work, there’s training”.
The Movement for the Survival of the Izon Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND) has called on the Management of Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC to embark on the water projects in Buguma city in Asari Toru Local Government Area, Rivers state
The Group called on the Rivers state government to revamp the Buguma fish farm to create employment for the teeming youths
On the water project in Buguma, MOSIEND said the population of Buguma has increased tremendously as the residents need more water projects to enhance the daily livelihood of the people
The Group also appealed to the Chairman of the council to assist in making the project a reality and attracts more developmental projects to the city
This call was on Rhythm 93.7 FM Port Harcourt, Radio program, Talk of the Town, by MOSIEND Eastern Zonal Coordinator of MOSIEND Half Hour Comrade Tammy Bruce Longjohn alongside Mark Ojuka,Chairman of Buguma and Hon Sandra Owunari JP Chairman Obuama and monitored by our correspondent
Comrade Ojuka also called on the Management of Liquidifed Natural Gas NLG to embark on a free medical outreach in all Kala bari communities to improve their health status
He appealed to LNG to award scholarship to indigens of Kalabari communities in tertiary institutions to better their education, noting the company is doing same in Bonny, abandoning Kalabari communities
“We need contracts, free medical, scholarships and employment including skill acquisition programs for our teeming youths in Kalabari extractions ”
On Security, Mark Ojuka said security in Buguma is at zero level with the help of the Ama Ma soldiers the city is more peaceful and investors friendly as the youths of area have cordial relationship with the security agencies in the area
“Security is very secured in Buguma clan”
He called on the Rivers state to revamp the Buguma fish farm to create employment for the teeming youths
“The youths are asking for human capacity building in the area to reduce unemployment”
“The revamping of the Buguma fish farm will also reduce youth violence”
Also Speaking, Eastern Zonal Coordinator of MOSIEND Half Hour Comrade Tammy Bruce Longjohn called for more improve in infrastructures in Kalabari community, especially in electricity
There is little improvement in terms of electricity in Buguma city
He decried the deplorable condition
of Buguma Health Centre, saying that the hospital is near functional
“Our sisters that are pregnant and our sick parents can not access the health centre for a better treatment ”
Describing the Health Centre as an eye saw, he called on Rivers state government and Buguma Local Government chairman Hon William to improve on facilities in the centre and make it more medically accessible to the sick persons in the area
Buguma, Tammy Bruce said is the spiritual headquarter of Kalabari people as such deserve more modern facilities from the government to improve lives
The Coordinator called on government, stakeholders and oil companies to assist and improve the poor infrastructural facilities in area
“We need first class hospitals, qualified medical doctors and nurses in the health centres and hospitals”
On the oil spilled in Obuoma Chairman MOSIEND Obuoma, Hon Sandra Owunari said the spill destroyed their crops and Rivers even polluted their only source of drinking water
She expressed displeasure that Rivers state government did not send any relief materials to the people in the affected community
On Chieftaincy title to women in Obuama, Hon Sandra Owunari said the community do not install Chieftaincy title to women, saying that Chieftaincy title is only reserved for men only in the community
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