Federal Government calls for harmonised regional development plans
The Federal Government has urged regional development commissions to prepare master plans and harmonise them for coordinated national growth. Punch Nigeria cited the Niger Delta Development Commission as an example. The available material does not set out a deadline, enforcement mechanism or details of how the proposed plans would be combined.
The Federal Government has called on regional development commissions to create master plans that can be harmonised across the country. Punch Nigeria reported that the aim is to promote coordinated growth nationwide. The government referred to the Niger Delta Development Commission as an example of a body that should develop such a plan.
The proposal would require plans prepared by the various regional commissions to be aligned rather than developed in isolation. The supplied information does not identify the commissions covered by the request, set a deadline for producing the plans or explain which federal agency would coordinate the process. It also gives no details of the sectors or projects to be included.
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