Government Evaluation Team
Government Evaluation Team Underscores SDGs
Implementation
The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Budget and National
Planning, Mr. Ernest Umakhihe, has revealed that the Ministry’s
effort to Evaluate the Sustainable Development Goals has put the
Country on the global map “ as the first Country in the Southern
Hemisphere to lead the world on the evaluation of the SDGS.
Mr. Umakhihe, made this revelation at the opening of a 2-day
National Workshop on the Development of the National Monitoring and
Evaluation Strategy held in Abuja.
Represented by the Director Monitoring and Evaluation in the
Ministry of Budget and National Planning, Dr.Zakariyau Lawal, the
Permanent Secretary, underscored the importance of developing a
collective national strategy for the delivery of good monitoring
and evaluation strategy that will take into cognisance the common
need of stakeholders at National, sub national levels as well as
Development partners.
He therefore, enjoined the participants to come up with a
harmonised National Strategy for M&E, saying it will “ lead to
a better governance system which will ensure policies, programmes
and projects that are well-planned and beneficial to the Citizens,
as well effectively delivered to eliminate white elephant and
abandon projects “.
The Permanent Secretary further expressed the readiness of the
Ministry of Budget and National Planning to continue to provide all
required technical support and coordination to all stakeholders to
ensure the achievement of the objectives of developing a National
M&E Strategy.
Acknowledging the Contributions of some development partners to
the Ministry, Mr Umakhihe praised the UNICEF, DFID, UNFPA, European
Union and the AFDB for their various support and roles at ensuring
the development of Monitoring and Evaluation in the country.
Earlier in his opening remarks, the Vice President, Prof Yemi
Osibanjo, represented by the Head Presidential Delivery United,
Office of the Vice President, Mr. Tunde Osibamowo, observed that
Monitoring and Evaluation is vital for effective delivery of
programmes and projects in the public and private sectors of the
economy.
According to the Vice President, the importance of
institutionalizing M&E in our systems has become imperative,
especially as citizens are becoming more enlightened, and with
effect of the social media and improved communications. Hence
citizens are more likely now to demand for evidence based results
in programme/project implementation, and only M&E can provide
this.
Ifeanyi Okereke
For
Director Information, MBNP
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