FG inaugurates Inter-Ministerial Committee on the Human Capital Opportunities for Prosperity and Equity (HOPE) Programme
The Federal Government of Nigeria has launched an Inter-Ministerial Committee for the Human Capital Opportunities for Prosperity and Equity (HOPE) programme to ensure better service delivery in education, healthcare, and good governance, benefiting Nigerians.
The Inter-Ministerial Committee, chaired by the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, and co-chaired by the Ministers of Finance and the Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun; the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Ali Pate; the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa; and the Minister of Women Affairs, Dr Muntanqa Umar-Sadiq, has the following terms of reference:
· Assess the programme’s implementation progress and the achievements of Disbursement Linked Indicators (DLIs) across all beneficiary entities.
· Evaluate disbursement statuses to the implementing agencies and the Investment Programme Financing (IPF) implementations.
· Review the HOPE series of operations vis-Ã -vis national priorities, monitoring and evaluation strategy, communication activities, including publishing APA results.
· Assess the progress of the capacity building programme across implementing agencies.
· Address any risks and challenges that could affect programme implementation.
Bagudu, while inaugurating the committee, reiterated that the Ministry only coordinates the implementation of the National Development Plans of the Federal Government. The aim of inaugurating the committee was to develop a roadmap and ensure the seamless implementation of the HOPE programme by the concerned Ministries.
“We are not competing, we are complementing each other to drive the HOPE project,” he stated.
The Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning is coordinating the steering committee through the HOPE Governance National Programme Coordinating Unit (NCPU), which will also act as the Secretariat of the HOPE programme.
With Dr Assad Hassan serving as the National Coordinator, the HOPE-Governance NCPU will collaborate with the Ministries of Health and Social Welfare, Education, and Finance at the federal level, alongside their counterparts at the State and local levels, to execute the Programme.
Ministers Edun, Pate, Alausa, and Suleiman-Ibrahim attended the meeting and pledged their full support for the implementation of the programme.
The Ministers observed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's economic reforms focus on human capital development and aim to uplift many Nigerians from poverty.
Earlier, the Acting Permanent Secretary, Dr Sampson Ebimaro, stated in his opening remarks that the main objectives of the HOPE project, established by the World Bank, were to assist the federal government in improving essential services and ensuring long-term national development.
Osagie Jacobs J.I (Mrs.)
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21/7/25
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