Jacob Ogodo, Abakaliki
In a bid to attract massive Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) in the foreseeable future, the Ebonyi State government has approved the implementation of the Open Government Partnership and the State Development Plan for the next 25 years (2023 – 2047) in the state .
The Commissioner for Iinformation and Orientation, Orji Uchenna Orji, who made this known while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the state executive council meeting at the Council chambers, Government House, Abakliki, said the Council noted the importance of the Open Government Partnership, which is to enhance good governance and ultimately promote accountability, transparency and effectiveness of governance and thus lead to improved service delivery in all the sectors of the state economy.
He disclosed that the Council also noted the importance of the state Development Plan, which is a roadmap that will expose, deepen, and sustain transformative socio -economic development in Ebonyi State for the next 25 years as institutionalised by the Governor David Umahi administration and provide a credible reference material for interested investors and developers.
The commissioner announced that Governor Umahi officially endorsed the foreword and made the Open Government Partnership and State Development Plan a working document for implementation by the next administration.
He said: “Exco noted the importance of the Open Government Partnership, which is to enhance good governance and ultimately promote accountability, transparency and effectiveness of governance and thus lead to improved service delivery in all the sectors of a state economy.
“Exco also noted the importance of the State Development Plan which is a roadmap that will expose, deepen and sustain transformative socio -economic development in Ebonyi State for the next twenty -five years as institutionalised by the Governor David Nweze Umahi administration and provide a credible reference material for interested investors and developers and also attract massive Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) to Ebonyi in the foreseeable future.
“Exco approved the implementation of the Open Government Partnership and the State Development Plan (2023 – 2047) in the State and urged the governor and Chairman of Council to endorse the foreword. His Excellency, the Governor officially endorsed the foreword and thus makes the Open Government Partnership and State Development Plan a working document for implementation by the next administration.”
Also, as part of the outcome of the state executive council meeting, the commissioner disclosed that the council has approved the award of contract for earth work, compaction, and concrete pavement of the new Uburu Market through selective tendering, which originated from a memo brought before the council by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development
He further said the Exco directed that a contract agreement be drawn to take care of payment of mobilisation to the company as appropriate while work progresses.
He stated that the Exco has also directed contract sum of Eight Hundred and Forty-Two Million, Nine Hundred and Three Thousand Eight Hundred and Fourteen Thousand Ninety Kobo (N842,903,814.90) be released in favour of the successful bidder, Patan Nigeria Ltd
“The outcome of the 262nd meeting of State Council on Public Procurement held at the Secretariat on 15th May 2023 for award of contract for earth work, compaction and concrete pavement of the new Uburu Market through selective tendering which originated from a memo brought before the Council by the state Ministry of Housing and Urban Development
“Exco noted the criteria adopted in the selective tendering, the deliberations, and the recommendations, and approved the recommendations of the State Procurement Council to wit:
“That a Contract agreement be drawn to take care of payment of mobilization to the company as appropriate while work progresses.
“That the contract sums of Eight Hundred and Forty-Two Million, Nine Hundred and Three Thousand Eight Hundred and Fourteen Thousand Ninety Kobo (N842,903,814.90) be released in favour of the successful bidder, Patan Nigeria Ltd,” he said.
