This Development Plan aims at accelerating the development of the State, based on three principles: poverty eradication as the overarching goal of development efforts; gender equity and social inclusion; focus on value addition and sustainability of development drives. This Development Plan, in its revised version, is founded on four development pillars which are structurally aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals: economic development pillar; infrastructural development pillar; human capital development and security pillar; environmental sustainability pillar. The Plan details several sector objectives with the aim to: achieve inclusive, sustainable economic growth with full and productive employment that ensures high standard of living for all residents of the State; achieve a diversified and enhanced revenue base, by providing enabling business environment which will attract and retain investments, including public-private partnerships, and expand existing businesses; achieve world class infrastructure system that attracts investors, facilitates economic growth and supports the state’s priority needs; ensure qualitative and functional education and healthy living in a safe and secure egalitarian society through people oriented development; and ensure that cities and human settlements are safe, resilient and sustainable while also conserving the ecosystem. The Development Plan's mission is to promote sustainable development through pragmatic, transparent, accountable, and inclusive governance that mobilises human and material resources, in order to make the State a socio-economic and cultural hub for Nigeria. This Development Plan focuses on the following sectors: Agriculture and Food Security, Commerce and Industry, Culture and Tourism, Solid Minerals Resources, Finance and Revenue Mobilisation, Water and Sanitation, Infrastructure, Education, Information, Communication and Media, Health, Social and Youth Development, Security, Law and Justice, Governance and Administration, Human Capital Development, Environment and Economic Planning, Budget and Development. The Plan defines the following key challenges and sector objectives: cocoa production revitalisation programme; animal disease control and veterinary public health improvement; implementing agricultural policy that will ensure a sustainable food security; facilitating agricultural support services that will improve and enhance agricultural operations, productivity and increase the income of stakeholders; improving crop and livestock productivity; providing irrigation infrastructure to enhance all-season farming; providing effective extension service to train farmers on good agricultural practices; developing community participatory and cooperative fish farming of the State reservoirs and lake to enhance training of interested fishermen and stakeholders on aquaculture; preventing and controlling disaster in the State and encouraging effective disaster risk management systems; ensuring total compliance with both National and International standards on environmental conventions; improving waste collection and management; strengthening sustainable afforestation programmes; reducing incidence of illegal mining and of pollution through mining activities.
Нигерия · 2022-09-01