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Nigeria: Govt to Collaborate With House Committee On MDGs

Edem Edem

20 November 2008


Calabar — Cross River State Government said it will incorporate observations made by the House of Representatives Committee on Millennium Development Goals (MDGS)) of the state to realize its Seven Point Agenda.

Governor Liyel Imoke stated this while receiving the Committee led by its Deputy Chairman, Hon Adewale Aribisala after inspecting some projects in the state to ascertain their level of achievement, adding that the state has initiated some intervention programmes aimed at improving the condition of its citizenry.

Imoke said the state has articulated some programmes to address problems encountered by the people and any set back identified by the committee would be incorporated into its programme as an input, stressing that under its health care delivery programme, 150 health centres have been earmarked for renovation.

The governor assured that some of the projects they inspected were delayed and not abandoned as their recommendation or suggestions would be taken into effect as they will see some remarkable changes when they call again. He emphasised that the state would correct faults identified by the committee and looked forward to working with it.

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