By Adeyinka Adeniran
No fewer than 14 communities in different parts of Oyo state have secured funding for about 38 micro-projects from the State Community and Social Development Agency (OYCSDA), under the Nigerian Community Action (for) Resilience and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) initiatives of the Federal Government.
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), Abideen 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 Governor 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.
Earlier, the General Manager of OYCSDA, Mr Salau Jelili, in his welcome address, also appreciated Governor 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 LG, Olorunkemi CPMC, Kajola LG, Ogo-Oluwa CPMC, Olorunsogo LG, Ofa-Igbo CPMC, Lagelu LG, Oluwanisola CPMC, Irepo LG, Ojoo-Olanla CPMC, Akinyele LG and Ebedi CPMC, Iseyin LG
Others are Jabata CPMC, Oyo East LG, Ifelodun CPMC, Ibadan North-East LG, Ire Akari CPMC, Kajola, Kajola LG, Ayetoro/Ifelagba CPMC, Atiba LG, Ifesowapo CPMC, Ibarapa East LG and Ilupeju/Oriaje/Idi-Ope CPMC, Ibadan South-East LG, Ibadan and Abudoro-Arulogun CPMC, Lagelu LG.
