The United States Agency International Development (USAID), State2state activity has engaged Adamawa stakeholders on conflict mitigation dialogue toward improving internally generated revenue for more development in priority sectors in the state.
Speaking at the fourth quarter engagement in Yola, Mr Mathias Yake, the State2State’s conflict specialist said, the objective is to improve the knowledge, understanding, and skills of participants on the principals conflict sensitivity in public finance management and service delivery.
He said the engagement is also to strengthen participants’ knowledge and understanding in developing contextual fit action plans for conflict sensitivity.
“To Identify any emerging pull and push drivers of conflict and their impact on internal revenue generation and service delivery.
“Especially basic education, primary health care, and WASH in the states, and possible ways recommendations for addressing them.
“Develop an action plan on agreed next steps to guide the implementation of recommendations.
Yake urged the stakeholders to always be conflict-sensitive on implementing government policies and programs in conflict-prone communities.
He further encouraged the stakeholders drawn from the Ministry of Health, water resources, education, Women’s Affairs, board of International Revenue, CSOs, and traditional and religious leaders to effectively implement the action plan for the benefit of people in the state.
Chabiyada Eli, State2State ‘s Gender and Social Inclusion (GESI) coordinator appealed to stakeholders to always consider women and people living with disabilities when implementing policies and programs.
Mr. Godwin Agbragu, representing Good Governance Group (3G) who spoke on behalf of the stakeholders, appreciated the commitment of USAID to improving the living standard of people in the state.
He assured their readiness on timely implementation of the action plan and urged the affected sector’s cooperation towards achieving the dialogue’s objectives.