STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF RESOLUTIONS REACHED AT

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STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF RESOLUTIONS REACHED AT THE 22ND EDITION OF JPB/NCDP MEETINGS HELD AT OSOGBO, OSUN STATE BY DR. (MRS.) GLORIA AHMED (Director, Special Duties/nec secretariat) TUESDAY, 8TH October 2024 Introduction The 22nd edition of the Joint Planning Board (JPB) meeting organized by the Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning (FMBEP) and hosted by the Osun State Government was held from the 12th – 13th of September, 2023 at the Centre for Black Culture and International Understanding, behind State Secretariat, Osogbo, Osun State. The theme of the meeting was “Imperatives for Restoring Nigeria on the path of Sustainable Economic Growth and Development”. The main objective of the meeting of the 22nd edition of the JPB meeting was for critical Stakeholders and delegates to interact on contemporary economic issues for sustainable development, plan and strategize on ways forward in harnessing the country’s enormous economic potentials especially in the current challenging period towards restoring Nigeria on the path of prosperity. 2 The meeting was expected to meet the following deliverables: Better informed policies and strategies to address economic issues for visible development at the National and Sub-National levels; Robust peer-review and experience sharing among participants that would guaranty better prospects for all round socio-economic development across the Nation; and Experience sharing by participants which aims to further enrich the knowledge of other stakeholders, as well as, suggest possible options to facilitate sustainable growth and development at all Government levels. 3 ...introduction ...introduction The JPB meeting was conducted using a hybrid format (physical and virtual). 617 delegates (607 physically and 10 virtually) drawn from 34 States of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), namely: Abia, Adamawa, Akwa-Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Ekiti, Enugu, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Niger, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Rivers, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe, Zamfara States and the FCT participated. The attendance included 27 State Hon. Commissioners, 67 State Permanent Secretaries, 55 representatives from Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), 41 delegates from State MDAs, Directors-General and Directors of Planning, Research & Statistics from both the Federal and State MDAs, 16 Security Agencies, as well as, Representatives of Non-Governmental Organizations, Academia, Civil Society Organizations and the Media. Arising from the presentations, exhaustive discussions and deliberations, delegates unanimously agreed on 8 Resolutions which were monitored across 30 out of the 36 States and FCT. The following States