Plateau 2025 Proposed Budget: 70 Critical Projects Submitted By Citizens Captured As Gov. Mutfwang Introduces WDI Program To Ensure Presence Of Projects In 325 Electoral Wards




By: Labaran Ahmed 

Plateau 2025 Proposed Budget: 70 Critical Projects Submitted By Citizens Captured As Gov. Mutfwang Introduces WDI Program To Ensure Presence Of Projects In 325 Electoral Wards

More than 70.critical projects submitted by the citizens during the 2025 Town Hall engagement across the 17 Local government areas of Plateau State are captured in the 2025 proposed estimate of relevant MDAs for implementation.

This was revealed by Governor Caleb Mutfwang during the presentation of the 2025 budget proposal of Four Hundred and Seventy-One Billion, One Hundred and Thirty-Four Million, Ninety-Three Thousand, Five Hundred and Forty-One Naira (N471,134,093,541.00) only, to the State House of Assembly for consideration and subsequent passage into law.

Governor Mutfwang further revealed he was introducing Ward Development Initiative (WDI) program to reach the citizens further with projects that address their needs. “The aim and objective of this program is to have the presence of government projects in all the 325 state electoral wards.

“The Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning is saddled with planning, coordinating, and facilitating the program”.

He stated that having considered the plight of Plateau citizens, the implementation of the Budget will be people-oriented, so as to impact their lives positively 

The Captain of the “TIME IS NOW” Administration, further informed the House that the implementation of the 2025 budget will still be anchored on the Present Plateau Strategic Development Framework (PSDF) of 2023-2027 which encapsulated in the 3 pillar policies which include; Peace, Security and Good Governance; Sustainable Economic Rebirth; and physical Infrastructure Development. 

Mutfwang said the thematic areas of the three Pillar Policies are the core developmental drivers which are the key priorities of the Government include: Agriculture and Rural Development; Mining and Mineral Development; Industry, Trade, Investment and Tourism; HealthSector (primary/secondary/tertiary); Education(primary/secondary/tertiary); Institutions and Public Sector Reforms(Justice Sector Reforms); Youth, Sports, Women and Social Development; Information Communication Technology (ICT); Infrastructure: (Road and Transport, Water, Waste Management, Housing, Urban and Regional Planning, Power and Energy and Funding. 

Governor Mutfwang equally informed the House that the State Fiscal Transparency Accountability and Sustainability Program (SFTAS) Funded by the World Bank in recent years round up sometime this year. 

He however noted that still, states have been encouraged to sustain the momentum as a model to strengthen transparency and accountability in Governance and a process that will enable the Government to carry the citizens along from the grassroots through their valuable inputs. “Similarly, this will also improve the implementation of government plan of action through the Medium-Term Sector Strategy (MTSS) and Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF). 

“It is worth mentioning that the program has taught the spirit of transparency and accountability in the government budgetary process and implementation”, Governor Caleb Mutfwang said.

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