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Daily Trust
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Buhari Inaugurates Committee For Agenda 2050, Development Plan
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday inaugurated the National Steering Committee to oversee the development of the Nigeria Agenda 2050 and Medium-Term National Development Plan to succeed the Vision 20:2020 and the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan 2017 – 2020.
The membership of the newly inaugurated committee to be co-chaired by Atedo Peterside and the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, comprises representatives of one state governor from each of the six geopolitical zones, the Senate and House of Representatives, ministers and representatives of key agencies.
Other members are major political parties, the Association of Local Government of Nigeria, captains of industries, labour organizations, youth organizations and women’s societies, farmers’ associations, traditional and religious leaders, people with special needs and members of the press.
The committee is to develop Successor Plans to Vision 20:2020 and ERGP.
Buhari said it had become necessary to develop successor plans to the Nigeria Vision 20:2020 and the ERGP, which both lapse in December this year, in order to ensure continuity and efficiency in the country’s development planning.
He said: “The main objectives of these successor plans are to lift 100m Nigerians out of poverty within the next 10 years, particularly given the World Bank’s projection that Nigeria will become the world’s third most populous country by 2050 with over 400m people.â€
Buhari said the committee would oversee governance structure comprising the Central Working Group and 26 Technical Working Groups for the important national assignment.
“It’s my expectation that the steering committee will oversee the execution of key deliverables, including recommending measures to ensure the continuous implementation of the plans even after the expiration of the tenure of successive administrations – including legislation, if required.
“Such legislation may introduce much-needed rigour and discipline to the nation’s development planning as well as institutionalize planned outcomes for the future.
“I trust that our partners in the National Assembly will support us in exploring these reforms,†he said.
He urged the committee not to lose sight of the important role Nigeria plays on the continent as well as in the global community.
He said the successor plans must, therefore, be designed to sustain national development as well as support regional and global strategic interests, as outlined in the African Union Agenda 2063, the ECOWAS Integration Agenda 2050 and the Sustainable Development Goals 2030.
The president, who stressed the importance of national development planning, said if carefully conceived and diligently implemented, it could transform the economic fortunes of a nation.
“‘The Chinese experience is an example. It has resulted in lifting over 700 million people out of poverty over the last four decades.
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Edo Election
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POLITICS
Buhari Urges Responsible Behaviour As Edo Governorship Poll Holds Saturday
SEPTEMBER 18, 2020 AT 6:55:18 AM
The people of Edo State will tomorrow, Saturday, September 19, 2020, go to the poll to elect a new governor that will run the affairs of the state in the next four years.
According to the Independent National Election Commission (INEC), out of 14 political parties that registered for the election, 12 are fielding candidates.
The election is expected to be keenly contested by the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Governor Godwin Obaseki, and the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu.
Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Adeleye Oyebade, said the police would deploy three police officers and personnel of other security agencies to each of the 2,627 polling units across the 192 wards in the 18 local government areas (LGAs) in the state to ensure effective manning and guarantee free, fair and peaceful election.
Out of 2,210,334 registered voters in the state, only 1,726,466 have picked up their Permanent Voter’s Cards (PVCs) to enable them to cast votes.
A total of 483,868 are yet to collect their PVCs.
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