odogwuemekaodogwu.com reports that the 2-day Presidential Summit at Transcorps Nicon Hotel, Abuja, on the Millennium Development Goals ended with the Former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi winning the star prize tagged the Award for Mainstreaming the MDGs into Anambra State Development Agenda, 2006-2014.
Obi was not alone in the award as the Governors of
Kebbi State, Alhaji Usman Dakingari and that of Bauchi State, Mallam Isa Yuguda
also got awards for their outstanding Performance on the Implementation of the
MDGs.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on the MDGs, Dr. Precious Gbeneol said that the winners were chosen by an independent panel that looked at the performance of the States in all the indices for measurement. He urged and encouraged other States and Governors to emulate the award-winning ones in their commitment to the MDGs, their states and their people.
On the award to the former Governor, Mr. Peter Obi , Geneol said that though he is no longer the Governor, but that his commitment to the MDGs was unparalleled and complete. She said that under him, Anambra State made leveraged and partnered with development partners such as UNICEF, the World Bank, UNDP, the European Union much as it did with her Office to achieve a lot for the State.
Responding on behalf of other awardees, Obi commended the President for his commitment to the MDGs and the Senior Special Assistant, Dr. Precious Gbeneol for seeing that the vision of Mr. President on MDGs was pursued with vigour and total commitment.
The Minister of Planning, Dr. Abubakar Sulaiman, reiterated the commitment of the a federal Government to projects and partnerships that would contribute to the success of the Transformation Agenda.
Caption for the Picture :The former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi(2nd right), with Dr. Bright Okogu( 1st right) of the Budget Office; Amina Mohammed(2nd left), Assistant secretary General and Special Adviser on Post 2015 Development Planning , and Magnus Kpakol shortly after Obi received an Award for Mainstreaming the MDGs into Anambra State Development Agenda, 2006-2014 by the MDGs Office at Transcorps Nicon Hotel, Abuja, yesterday
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on the MDGs, Dr. Precious Gbeneol said that the winners were chosen by an independent panel that looked at the performance of the States in all the indices for measurement. He urged and encouraged other States and Governors to emulate the award-winning ones in their commitment to the MDGs, their states and their people.
On the award to the former Governor, Mr. Peter Obi , Geneol said that though he is no longer the Governor, but that his commitment to the MDGs was unparalleled and complete. She said that under him, Anambra State made leveraged and partnered with development partners such as UNICEF, the World Bank, UNDP, the European Union much as it did with her Office to achieve a lot for the State.
Responding on behalf of other awardees, Obi commended the President for his commitment to the MDGs and the Senior Special Assistant, Dr. Precious Gbeneol for seeing that the vision of Mr. President on MDGs was pursued with vigour and total commitment.
The Minister of Planning, Dr. Abubakar Sulaiman, reiterated the commitment of the a federal Government to projects and partnerships that would contribute to the success of the Transformation Agenda.
Caption for the Picture :The former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi(2nd right), with Dr. Bright Okogu( 1st right) of the Budget Office; Amina Mohammed(2nd left), Assistant secretary General and Special Adviser on Post 2015 Development Planning , and Magnus Kpakol shortly after Obi received an Award for Mainstreaming the MDGs into Anambra State Development Agenda, 2006-2014 by the MDGs Office at Transcorps Nicon Hotel, Abuja, yesterday
Former Anambra Governor, Mr Peter Obi , Others Win Awards
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