The Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, through the Oyo State Community and Social Development Agency (OYCSDA), under the Nigerian Community Action (for) Resilience and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES), has disbursed funds for thirty-eight micro-projects in fourteen communities in the State.
The disbursement exercise came after the training of Community Project Management Committee (CPMC), which held at House of Chiefs, Oyo State Secretariat, Ibadan on Thursday.
The Chairman Oyo State Community and Social Development Agency (OYCSDA), Hon. Abideen Adetokunbo Adeaga who declared the training open, emphasized the need for the benefiting communities to take control of the micro-projects, which is a Community-Driven Development Approach (CDD), to ensure prompt completion, functionality and utilization of the projects.
He went further to inform the participants that the World Bank would reimburse the State on the micro-projects if the guidelines are followed, for the sake of quality delivery and project sustainability.
“The Oyo State Government, led by His Excellency, Engr. Seyi Makinde, is well aware of the prevailing infrastructural deficit and current harsh economic realities of the people of Oyo State, I can confirm that His Excellency is not only determined to ameliorate our situation, but is also passionate and committed to taking us from poverty to prosperity.
“Let me briefly remind you about two principles of our agency which are: the community-driven development approach (CDD) and programme for result (P4R) approach, in which the State government initially funds projects but gets reimbursed by the World Bank after the projects have been successfully completed, functional and are utilized according to standard, within the given time frame,” he declared.
The General Manager of OYCSDA, Mr Salau Jelili, in his welcome address, also appreciated Governor Seyi Makinde for accepting that the State participate in the NG-CARES programme and as well as approving fund for the execution of work plans.
He said NG-CARES targets existing and emerging vulnerable and poor households affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and the OYCSDA was expected to intervene on basic social infrastructural micro-projects on education, health, erosion control, nutrition, water and sanitation.
The representative of OYS-CARES Coordinating Unit at the event, Mr Lawal Kehinde harped on the need for unity, accountability, transparency and the need to work towards delivering quality projects in each community.
He charged all the committee members to allow others that are not in the committees have inputs that will give them also, sense of belonging.
Among the benefiting communities are Isokan Community Project Management Committee (CPMC), Ibadan South-West Local Government, Olorunkemi CPMC, Kajola Local Government, Ogo-Oluwa CPMC, Olorunsogo Local Government, Ofa-Igbo CPMC, Lagelu Local Government, Oluwanisola CPMC, Irepo Local Government, Ojoo-Olanla CPMC, Akinyele Local Government and Ebedi CPMC, Iseyin Local Government.
Others are Jabata CPMC, Oyo East Local Government, Ifelodun CPMC, Ibadan North-East Local Government, Ire Akari CPMC, Kajola, Kajola Local Government, Ayetoro/Ifelagba CPMC, Atiba Local Government, Ifesowapo CPMC, Ibarapa East Local Government and Ilupeju/Oriaje/Idi-Ope CPMC, Ibadan South-East Local Government, Ibadan and Abudoro-Arulogun CPMC, Lagelu Local Government.
