NCDP Meeting: Adeleke Calls For FG, States’ Collaboration
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has said working in unity by various states and the Federal Government would enable the country to fashion out strong ways to navigate the current economic hardship ravaging the country.
Declaring close the 22nd session of the National Council on Development Planning meeting hosted by Osun State and held in Osogbo, the state capital, Adeleke said unity would enable the country to chart a course for sustainable and inclusive growth for Nigerians.
He said, the theme of this year’s meetings, ‘Imperatives for Restoring Nigeria on the Path of Sustainable Economic Growth and Development,’ couldn’t be timelier.
Similarly, Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Atiku Bagudu, emphasised the importance of planning to economic prosperity and called for constitutional provision for a joint planning board between the state and local governments for effective planning.
In a communique, the NCDP noted that the new Electricity Act that empowers states and individuals to participate in all components of Energy sector, state governments should carry out energy audit to determine thier needs and explore areas for collaboration with private sector based on their comparative advantage.
