Kogi State ACReSAL Project Coordinator, Barr. Ladi Ahmed Jatto – OON was part of the Team from Kogi State, which attended the World Bank’s 1 Day Stakeholders Engagement Forum in Abuja yesterday, December 21, 2023.
The Team from Kogi State was ably led by the Hon. Commissioner for Environment, who doubles as the Chairman, Kogi State ACReSAL State Steering Committee (SSC), Hon. (Chief) OMOFAIYE Victor Adewale, alongside his colleagues and Co-Chairmen from the Ministries of Water Resources and Agriculture.
Also in attendance was the Permanent Secretary, Kogi State Ministry of Environment, Alhaji Jibrin, who also doubles as Chairman, Kogi State Acresal State Technical Committee (STC), Permanent Secretaries from the Ministries of Water Resources and Agriculture, as well as the Head, Project Financial Monitoring Unit (HPFMU).
The aim of the all-important Stakeholders’ Engagement was to provide a platform for interface between the World Bank and implementing partners, as well as provide an opportunity for the Authorizing Environment in participating States to fully grasp the essence of the Project Development Objective (PDO) of the ACReSAL Project, with the aim of guaranteeing seamless implementation at the State level.
Additionally, the forum served as a platform for assessing the performance of participating states, as well as a hand-holding medium to ensure optimal performance in Project implementation.
Highlight of the event;
Kogi State ACReSAL was rated by the World Bank as:
1. Over all Best on Environmental Safeguards
2. Overall Best in Monitoring and Evaluation Oversight, and
3. The State emerged as Runner-up on Transparency and Integrity.
ACReSAL… Greening The Environment… Saving Lives!!!
