{"id":76206,"date":"2025-10-07T19:19:25","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T19:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=76206"},"modified":"2025-10-07T19:19:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T19:19:49","slug":"ncdc-pledges-equitable-distribution-of-projects-across-north-central-region-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/10\/07\/ncdc-pledges-equitable-distribution-of-projects-across-north-central-region-2\/","title":{"rendered":"NCDC Pledges Equitable Distribution of Projects Across North Central Region"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Bridget Tikyaa<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Chairman of the North Central Development Commission (NCDC), Barr. Cosmos Akighir, has reaffirmed the Commission\u2019s commitment to ensuring equitable distribution of projects and interventions across all states in the region.<\/p>\n

He made this known on Tuesday in Lafia during a two-day Policy Review Workshop organized to review and validate the Commission\u2019s draft Development Roadmap.<\/p>\n

According to Akighir, the roadmap will focus on promoting regional integration, modernising agriculture, expanding infrastructure, and tackling poverty and social inequality.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn line with the Federal Government\u2019s Renewed Hope Agenda, the NCDC is committed to harnessing the strengths of the North Central region to drive balanced growth and ensure that development reaches every community,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He noted that the Commission\u2019s focus would include healthcare, social services, and self-sufficiency through public-private partnerships.<\/p>\n

\u201cCitizens exposed to poverty are more vulnerable than those facing other forms of insecurity.<\/p>\n

“Our roadmap seeks to lift the North Central region out of poverty and drive inclusive growth,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Minister of Regional Development, Engr. Abubakar Momoh, who declared the workshop open, tasked the Commission with ensuring fairness, justice, and inclusivity in the implementation of its projects.<\/p>\n

He described the roadmap as \u201ca bold statement of intent\u201d aligned with President Bola Tinubu\u2019s vision for sustainable growth and shared prosperity, adding that the region\u2019s challenges, such as insecurity, infrastructural deficits, and unemployment must be addressed through collaboration and effective planning.<\/p>\n

Momoh cautioned against concentrating projects in select areas, emphasizing that NCDC\u2019s resources must serve the entire region. \u201cEvery community must be carried along,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State, represented by his deputy, Dr. Emmanuel Akabe, commended the Commission\u2019s proactive approach and assured it of the state government\u2019s continued support.<\/p>\n

Also speaking, the NCDC Managing Director, Dr. Cyril Tsenyil, said the workshop marked a milestone in strengthening the Commission\u2019s institutional and operational framework ahead of its full take-off.<\/p>\n

He revealed that since the board\u2019s inauguration in August 2025, the Commission had held two board meetings, established 13 committees, and presented its 2025 budget proposal to the National Assembly.<\/p>\n

The two-day workshop, supported by SPRING, is expected to produce a comprehensive roadmap and a communiqu\u00e9 outlining key resolutions for implementation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Bridget Tikyaa The Chairman of the North Central Development Commission (NCDC), Barr. Cosmos Akighir, has reaffirmed the Commission\u2019s commitment to ensuring equitable distribution of projects and interventions across all states in the region. He made this known on Tuesday in Lafia during a two-day Policy Review Workshop organized to review and validate the Commission\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":76209,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-76206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76206"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76206\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":76208,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76206\/revisions\/76208"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}