Bauchi state government splashed about N500 million on Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), projects during the 2019 intervention scheme in the last one year, the office of the SDG said.
Mrs Maryam Bagel, the State Director-General of the SDG, made the disclosed this on Monday in Bauchi.
Bagel disclosed that the state office had constructed five comprehensive Primary Health Centres (PHC) at selected communities in Misau, Giade, Alkaleri, Ganjuwa and Dambam Local Government Areas of the state.
She said the health centres were provided with solar-powered motorised boreholes; perimeter fence, staff quarters and VIP toilets to ensure the comfort of the communities.
The DG said the SDG recently trained 1, 000 youths on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in 10 secondary schools, adding that 100 students were carefully selected from each of the participating schools.
Bagel noted that her office had developed a four-year strategic plan on project implementation which was forwarded to its national office for approval.
All the 17 targeted SDG goals are implemented based on the release of 50 per cent counter funding between Federal and State Government. We will religiously implement the projects,’’ she said.
Bagel added that the project implementation were being monitored and supervised by 29 desk officers deployed to local councils, Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs).
According to her, the programme is working in collaboration with willing international donor agencies to diversify investment opportunities as well as identify social protection issues to attract investors to the state.
She further identified some challenges facing the programme to include consistent and regular demand for intervention from local communities.
Bagel urged benefiting communities to protect facilities provided in their domains to achieve sustainable development.
