Edu tasks NEDC to deliver on mandate, says no more impunity
By Jeph Ajobaju, Chief Copy Editor
North East Development Commission (NEDC) officials have to change their mindset and think outside the box to deliver on their mandate, Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Minister Betta Edu has said, warning impunity will no longer be condoned.
She sounded the warning in Maiduguri when she addressed the NEDC management, urging them to join Abuja to deliver the Renewed Hope agenda of President Bola Tinubu which seeks to reduce poverty and humanitarian crises in the North East.
Edu expressed disappointment over the poor attitude to work of the NEDC top echelon and stressed only collaboration and partnership will help the Commission to do its job, according to a statement issued by her Media Adviser Rasheed Zubair.
She criticised a situation where NEDC departments do not share knowledge or collaborate, creating obstacles to achieving short, medium, and long-term goals.
“It is a team work. We must all collaborate and stop the duplication and wastages. Enough of the joke. Working in silos and poor coordination will not give Nigeria results,” she stressed.
“We can’t continue with business as usual. Please let us make a U-turn, leave politics of division and face the job. Nigerians are waiting.
“President Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima are working together on how to reduce poverty and humanitarian crises in Nigeria, and this Commission is very strategic to the people of the North Eastern part of Nigeria to drive the agenda.
“You must, therefore, fasten your belt and be goal-oriented. The only thing I want to see and hear is the result, and teamwork is key to achieving this.”
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Tackling poverty and humanitarian crises
Edu challenged the NEDC to devise plans on how to lift people out of poverty and humanitarian crises, and provide lasting solutions as well as capital projects that will achieve the goal, according to Vanguard.
“I believe the management team in this hall can bring about the much-needed change to enable us see a different result.
“I challenge you to jettison the conventional ways of doing things. The era of politics is over, so, please, give us results. Sit down at the roundtable to implement the master plan of the Commission aligning it with the Renewed Hope agenda of Mr President.”
Edu appealed the development partners in attendance – including UNFPA, UNICEF, IOM, and WFO – to reprioritise the government’s objective and key into the Renewed Hope agenda of the new administration.
NEDC Administration and Finance Executive Director Garba Illiya, who responded on behalf of the management, assured Edu the message of collaboration and partnership was well received by them and they will henceforth work as a team to achieve success.
He promised the NEDC would work with her to facilitate speedy implementation of the NEDC 10-year Development and Stabilisation Master Plan.
