Akpabio: Things Are Getting Better In Niger Delta

The Ministry of Niger Delta has moved to end the era of project duplication in the Niger Delta region through the launch of the Strategic Implementation Work Plan (SIWP), in Abuja just as the minister of Niger Delta Senator Godswill Akpabio affirmed that things are getting better in the Niger Delta..

In his speech at the official presentation, Minister, Niger Delta Affairs Ministry, Senator Godswill Akpabio, who launched the plan and inaugurated the Inter- Ministerial Technical Committee of SIWP said,” it is my honour and privilege to officially present and launch the Strategic Implementation Work Plan for adoption and deployment as a coordinating tool for tracking all planned and budgeted projects and programs of organizations( both Public and Private), operating in the Niger Delta Region”.

According to Akpabio,” One of the critical instruments we identified to trigger the anticipated change in the Region is the Strategic Implementation Work Plan (SIWP).. It is not a new initiative in the Niger Delta Region. It emerged as a result of concerted and several high-level political engagements by the Federal Government with key Stakeholders of the of the region in 2016, designed to coordinate all development interventions of both Government Agencies and Private Organizations operating in the Niger Delta Region.”

The former Senate Minority Leader, listed the benefits of SIWP to include, but not limited to, ” bringing to an end to the era of project duplication and multiplication by agencies of government in the region, the SIWP e-portal, a web- based monitoring system allows you to view projects being carried out in the region by both the public and private organizations, noting that, the potential benefits of SIWP is enormous for the Niger Delta Region and this is expected to become more visible and effective when the projects and programmes of the other critical stakeholders in the region are uploaded and all respective efforts are able to be tracked using the e-portal.”

Speaking further, the former governor of Akwa Ibom State, listed the task before the Committee to include, review and update the Strategic Implementation Work Plan, support in the technical coordination and planning for the implementation of development projects in the region, as encapsulated in the SIWP document and to liase with technical departments in various Ministries and Agencies and implement commitments captured in the Work Plan,” among many others.

In his welcome address, the Minister of State, Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Omotayo Alasoadura, acknowledged the cooperation of the UK government through Stakeholders Democracy Network (SDN) and Facility for Oil Sector Transformation (FOSTER), saying, ” you will recall that at the last Roundtable discussion on SIWP with stakeholders in March, 2020, I had suggested the need to strengthen the initiative to accommodate and capture projects from more MDAs on the e-portal and continually build on this to accommodate all efforts targeted at developing the region. My initial concern and suggestion has been addressed in the SIWP e-portal being presented today”.

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