Preparation is on top gear for Kogi State to host the 2021-2025 North Central Geo – Political Zonal meeting on MEDIUM TERM NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN (MTNDP).
The State would from 14TH-15TH JUNE, 2021 host the two day Zonal Technical meeting of North Central Geo – Political Zone on MEDIUM TERM NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN (MTNDP)
The meeting is to elicit inputs of States in the North Central Zone into the draft MEDIUM TERM NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN (MTNDP)
The new approach is a Top Bottom approach which allows for more inclusive State participation in the conceptualization, development and monitoring of the plan.
In a Statetement by the Kogi State Commissioner for Finance, Budget and Economic Planning, Mukadam Asiwaju Asiru Idris, the approach became necessary so that the State’s can own the plan.
He said the major objectives of the meeting is aimed at achieving an effective participation of subnational in conceptualization development, Implementation and monitoring of the plan.
Kogi he pointed out is hosting the two days events organized by the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Abuja.
PARTICIPATING STATES expected at the meeting will include KOGI, NASARAWA, KWARA, PLATEAU, NIGER, BENUE AND FCT.
THE KOGI STATE DEPUTY GOVERNOR, CHIEF EDWARD ONOJA WILL DECLARE THE EVENT OPEN at 10:00am at IDRINANA HOTEL LOKOJA.