Jigawa unveils 2025–2030 plans to drive local development

The Jigawa State Government has unveiled five-year Development Plans (2025–2030) for the state’s 27 Local Government Areas, aimed astatine strengthening grassroots governance, improving work transportation and promoting evidence-based improvement crossed the state.

Governor Umar Namadi unveiled the plans on Monday at the Council Chamber of the Government House successful Dutse.

He described the inaugural arsenic a historical milestone successful the state’s thrust to institutionalise strategical readying astatine the section authorities level.

He explained that the improvement plans would supply each assembly with a broad roadmap to usher priorities, investments and nationalist work transportation implicit the adjacent 5 years.

According to the governor, the plans correspond a deliberate revival and modernisation of section improvement planning, noting that erstwhile initiatives, including the Local Government Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy (LEEDS), were not sustained owed to anemic implementation and mediocre links with budgeting.

Namadi said the recently unveiled plans were developed done extended consultations with communities and stakeholders, ensuring they bespeak the aspirations and priorities of citizens.

He added that the documents are aligned with the administration’s 12-Point Agenda, the Jigawa State Comprehensive Development Framework and the Sustainable Develop...