Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba, said that 19, 156 costed projects and programmes would be executed by Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) under the National Development Plan (NDP) 2021-2025.
Agba stated this on Tuesday when he inaugurated the Development Plan Implementation Unit (DPIU) for the coordination of the implementation of the plan, in his office in Abuja.
He said that the costed projects and programmes were contained in the Volume 2 of the NDP document.
According to him: “The Unit will be responsible for the coordination of the implementation of the National Development Plan (NDP) 2021 – 2025.
“This inauguration is holding barely few hours after His Excellency, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, GCON, Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, inaugurated the National Steering Committee (NSC) for the Plan implementation at the State House.”
He said that one of the flagship projects of this administration and a key deliverable of the Ministry was the preparation of Medium and Long-term development Plans for the Country.
“The medium term plan which is christened, the Nigeria National Development Plan (NDP) 2021 – 2025 was launched by His Excellency, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on Wednesday, 22nd December, 2021.
“The long term Plan which is also the Perspective Plan tagged “Nigeria Agenda 2050” has also been produced and will be presented to the National Economic Council today, preparatory for the presentation to the Federal Executive Council.
“The essence of the development plans is to provide the guide for the implementation of policies, programmes and projects for enhanced economic growth and national development.
“The Plans, particularly, the NDP 2021 – 2025, provides a comprehensive overview of the Nigeria economy, set the short and medium term objectives and policy direction for economic growth and identified strategies, programmes and projects to improve the economy and promote efficient use of scarce resources to achieve development aspirations.”
He added that “The NDP 2021 – 2025 is significantly different from other medium term plans such as the ERGP 2017 – 2020, 7-Point Agenda, Transformation Agenda 2011 – 2015, among others.”
According to him, “It was home-grown and the process was not only participatory and consultative but also inclusive, involving all critical stakeholders.
“It is made up of three volumes, namely; volume I, which is the policy document, volume II contains about 19,156 Costed Capital Programmes and Projects to be executed by the MDAs while Volume 3, the Legislative Imperatives contains identified legislative issues that may constitute binding constraints to be addressed for the successful implementation of the Plan.”
Agba stated that “we also worked with all the MDAs to develop an Implementation Plan for the 19,156 programmes and projects admitted into the National Development Plan in order to make the execution of the Plan seamless.”
He explained that the governance structure for the implementation of the Plan was in two layers, pointing out that “top on the structure is the National Steering Committee (NSC), chaired by the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria with members drawn from the public (Federal, State and Local Governments) and private sectors as well as members of the civil society and development partners.
“The other level is the Development Plan Implementation Unit (DPIU) in the Planning Arm of the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning which is headed by a Directorate Cadre officer in the Ministry to coordinate the implementation of the Plan at all levels of Government.
“The Unit reports to NSC through the HMF/HMS Budget and National Plan who is the Vice Chairman of NSC.
“The DPIU team comprises officials from the operational Departments of this Ministry (Macro, M & E), Economic Research & Policy Management (ERPM) Department of the Finance Arm of the Ministry, representative of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), representative of the Budget Office of the Federation (BOF), and representatives of MDAs including Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) and Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF), Organized Private Sector (OPS) and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs).”
He explained that “the aim of establishing the Steering Committee and Plan Implementation Unit is to lay the foundation for strong institutional base, structures and systems that would drive and ensure efficient and effective implementation of the NDP 2021 – 2025.
“The specific objectives include:
• To ensure efficient management of the implementation process of the Plan;
• To reduce bureaucratic processes in the governance process;
• To gradually professionalise planning functions for capacity sustainability;
• To begin the process of institutionalisation of Plan implementation within the Ministry and other MDAs;
• To facilitate manpower development and adequate utilisation in the public service to drive the implementation of the Plan; and
• To ensure synergy, cooperation and coordination for effective implementation of national development plans by all MDAs.
“The Terms of Reference (ToR) for the DPIU shall include the following:
i. Work with all stakeholders to activate the plan and ensure effective alignment in the implementation of the priorities in the NDP, annual national budgets, priority policies and programmes across all stakeholders;
ii. Track activities and performance of outlined programmes and projects;
iii. Prepare Nigeria Development Report (NDR) providing an account of the progress on the targets and goals of the Plan;
iv. Expand the implementation capacity of MDAs by providing execution support;
v. Submit NDP implementation quarterly reports to the National Steering Committee, identify bottlenecks and proffer solutions;
vi. Develop process flow, procedure and guidelines for the preparation of necessary documents by all MDAs for effective and efficient implementation of the Plan;
vii. Work in collaboration with the National M & E Office and the Budget Office of the Federation and all MDAs for physical monitoring of the performance of the programmes and projects admitted into the National Development Plan;
viii. Conduct research and share experiences on global best practices and technological advances that should be adopted for effective and successful implementation of the Plan;
ix. Provide templates of reporting/writing of all necessary reports regarding implementation of the Plan;
x. Guide all MDAs in the documentation process for implementation of the Plan;
xi. Gather inputs from community and industry members on the implementation of the Plan and share the inputs with NSC where required;
xii. Help identify ambitious, cost effective and valuable priorities for the National Development Plan Implementation;
xiii. Identify relevant support and appropriate modalities for implementation, financing and monitoring of the Plan; and
xiv. Identify and agree a mechanism for providing inputs to the National Development Report and Mid Term Review.
“The deliverables for the Unit shall include the following:
• Nigeria Development Report (NDR);
• Plan Implementation Tracking Reports;
• Individual MDAs Implementation Assessment Reports;
• States and Local Government half yearly and annual implementation assessment report; and
• Any other task that may be required by the National Steering Committee (NSC).
9. In order to deliver on its mandate, the DPIU is expected to work closely with various organs and institutions of Government in the course of performing its functions. These include among others:
i. Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs);
ii. States and Local Governments through their respective Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs);
iii. Joint Planning Board (JPB) and National Economic Council on Development Planning (NCDP);
iv. National Economic Council (NEC);
v. Civil Society Organisations (CSO);
vi. Organised Private Sector (OPS); and
vii. Donor/Development Partners.:
A Deputy Director in tje Ministry of Budget and National Planning, Mr Keneth Kujeli, who spoke on behalf of yhe DPIU committee accepted the assignment and pledged to deliver on its mandate.
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