At least 62 poor communities and 17 vulnerable groups in Anambra State have benefitted from the state World Bank Assisted Community & Social Development Project-Additional Financing (CSDP-AF) across seven sectors.
The State Commissioner for Economic Planning, Budget and Development Partners, Mr Mark Okoye, disclosed this during presentation of CSDP-AF achievements held in Awka, and listed the seven sectors where intervention were provided to the beneficiaries as education, health, water, transportation, power, environment and socio-economic sector.
He also revealed that the beneficiaries were from 12 Council Areas to include Ayamelum, Anambra West, Anambra East, Ogbaru, Awka North, and Orumba North.
According to the Commissioner, others were Orumba South, Dunukofia, Ihiala, Oyi, Ihiala, Idemili North and Anaocha Council Areas.
He pointed out that Anambra state government contributed over one hundred million Naira to finance the project plan, while participating communities contributed about 60, 000, 000 naira in cash and in kind towards the development.
Contributing, the Chairman, Board of Directors of Anambra State Community and Social Development Agency, Igwe Rowland Odegbo, explained that the state joined in the project implementation from 2018, adding that its objective was to increase access by the poor to improved social and natural resource infrastructure services in a sustainable manner throughout Nigeria.
Igwe Odegbo, who is the traditional ruler of Nteje, Oyi in Oyi Local Government, disclosed that the projects created 81 permanent jobs in addition to 600 direct temporary jobs and 3000 indirect temporary jobs in the course of implementation among 2, 579, 440 people.
On his part, the General Manager/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the agency, Mr Chudi Mojekwu, listed some of the lessions learnt in the course of implementing the project was that communities want direct assistance through Community Driven Development Programme so that they can shape their destinies.
In a goodwill message, Professor Foluso Okunmadewa, the Task Team Leader of CSDP, represented, enjoined the state and federal governments to adopt the results of the principles and practice of the agency in promoting better pro-poor service delivery in the country.
Earlier, Governor Willie Obiano, represented by the Head of Service, Barrister Harry Uduh, thanked the agency for making Anambra state proud, noting that God’s willing, resources to continue with the project would be available even up to the incoming administration.
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