Long-Term Planning for the Niger Delta States

INFLUENCING GOVERNMENT POLICIES & PRACTICES

In 2018, we organized a development plan support competition at the Niger Delta Development Forum (NDDF), in which Abia and Edo States won. Based on the terms of the competition, we provided technical support to both states to formulate their respective 30-year-long-term strategic development plans. Completed in 2021, the plans are designed to transform the states' development efforts with a more holistic approach to development planning. These plans are expected to help generate economic opportunities, and improve the standard of living for the people.

In April 2021, the Abia State Long-Term Development Plan (2020-2050) was launched at the state capital of Umuahia by the State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, who presented the plan during the Abia State 30th Anniversary Celebration.

In November 2021, the Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, in turn, launched the Edo State Sustainable Development Plan (2020-2050) at the state's yearly investment forum. The plan addresses poverty and sustainability issues in Edo State, and focuses on the sectors that require improvement for development, such as business competitiveness, human capital, and infrastructure development.