Following the successes of the World Bank assisted Community and Social Development Project (CSDP) in the North East, governments of the region are advocating for the continuation of the project which they say is impacting on the lives of their people.

The state governments of Adamawa, Taraba and Borno states want the Federal Government to put in motion, machinery that would lead to the immediate take off of the new CSDP as soon as the current World Bank funding of the CSDP comes to an end in June 2020. The state governments separately made the appeal when the National Coordinator of CSDP, Dr. Abdulkarim Obaje, paid them a courtesy visit.

Adamawa State Governor, Rt. Hon. Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri said the state government and its people are beneficiaries of the CSDP and are thankful to the Federal Government for initiating the community Driven Development project. He added that despite security challenges in the state, the project was able to implement 447 micro projects even in areas worst hit by insurgency.

“We found the CSDP project to be very laudable and in consonance with the development idea and projection of our government and will therefore support the Federal government to extend the project. According to the Governor, the North East and indeed Nigeria will benefit if the Federal Government continue the CSDP, adding that the poor and vulnerable people benefit more from the intervention."  

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