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Mohammed Abubakar
Yobe State Governor Dr. Mai Mala Buni along with his Borno and Adamawa states counterparts, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum and Umaru Fintiri, respectively today deliberated with officials of the World Bank office in Nigeria on areas of collaboration to improve the lives of the people.
The World Bank Country Director in Nigeria, Mathew Verghis, commended the governors for their commitment on the implementation of the World Bank programmes and called for more collaboration to improve on the achievements recorded.
The governors noted the contributions made by the World Bank, and called for improvement in response and procurement procedures to save the time wasted.
The Governors said some of the programmes should be flexible and community driven to suit the peculiarities of the people, promote ownership and fast track the process.
The discussion centered on AGILE, Nigeria For Women Project, L-PRES, ACReSAL and SOLID, among others to enhance education, health, agriculture, livestock development, economic empowerment etc.
The Governors and representatives of the World Bank collectively agreed to work together to improve on the areas of partnership as well as to find solutions to the administrative bottlenecks hindering the speedy implementation of the programmes.
