Story from Sa’adatu MAINA, Damaturu
On Thursday, August 27, 2020, Saving One Million Lives Programme for Result (SMOL P for R) lamented the lackadaisical attitudes of some beneficiary communities of the various projects it is implementing in the state.
Dr Babagana Abba, State Programme Manager SMOL P for R expressed concern while receiving an NGO, Spotlight for Transparency and Accountability Initiative which paid him a courtesy visit in Damaturu.
Abba said SMOL P for R had been implementing various projects in the state which include procurements and civil works.
He lamented that beneficiary communities were negligence over such projects cited in their communities.
“Our people are very negligent. They never take the issue of ownership of projects brought to their communities.
“You are the beneficiaries, so it is your responsibility to secure protect the projects by the means within your disposal”, he added.
He said there should be community development committees which should comprise community leaders, members and staff of health facility.
“Such committees should know about drugs, medical consumables, vaccines, infrastructural issues and also to monitor the presence and absence of health workers in the facility”, Abba advised.
He commended the Spotlight for Transparency and Accountability Initiative for complementing the efforts of the state government’s monitoring and evaluation unit.
Alhaji Modu Mu’azu the State Lead for Spotlight Initiative Yobe State commended SMOL P for R for being transparent and accountable in its activities.
He said they started tracking SMOL P for R projects in the state since April 2020 to ensure transparency, accountability and community inclusion.
He said they had so far visited and monitored several projects in three local government areas of Fika, Nangere, Tarmuwa and Yusufari.
Mu’azu also noted that 90 per cent of the projects visited was going on satisfactorily with a few observations in some projects.
