PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
- Roads
- Massive urban road redevelopment and modernization programme re-designing and re-construction of major roads in Enugu and Nsukka urban centres, complete with street lighting.
- Extensive rural feeder road development in a way that will make every community in Enugu accessible by motor vehicle transport all year round.
- Restructure Ministry of Works for greater efficiency: establish State Road Maintenance Agency to give proper focus to urban roads maintenance, also to serve as a fulcrum for direct labour projects and partnership with neighbourhood associations.
OTHERS
- Implement artisan relocation to decongest and restore city centres -mechanics, welders, fabricators
- Pass the pending Urban Infrastructure Development Levy Bill to provide funding and structure for a cohesive and more sustained urban infrastructure development and maintenance
- Intensive liaison with Federal Govt to ensure rehabilitation of federal roads in Enugu
Some of the Urban Roads for immediate attention
- Airport Rd
- Ogui Rd
- Okpara Ave
- Abakiliki Rd
- Zik's Avenue
- Nkpokiti-UNEC Rd
- Agbani Rd
- Presidential Rd
- Market Rd Kenyata
- Housing
KEY THRUST
- Fully monetize government houses to public servants on owner-occupation basis.
- Develop new middle and low income houses (a target of minimum of 500 units a year) in partnership with the Federal Mortgage Bank under the National Housing Fund Scheme for sale to public servants and other contributors to the NHF.
- Create new estates and satellite towns with full site and services for sale to members of the public.
OTHERS
- Finalise ongoing work on existing estates: complete Loma Linda Estate and required infrastructure in Golf, Michael Okpara Gardens, Zoo Lane, Obukpa Layout, Akanu Ibiam/RCC.
- Support urban planning and masterplan development to guide pattern of growth of emerging peri-urban and satellite townships -9th Mile, Agbani, Ozalla, Obollo Afor, etc.
- Water
KEY THRUST
- Urban: Target piped water in every building by 2010 (through mid/long term concessions, involving the private sector in management and mobilising investment for water infrastructure).
- Rural: Target all communities to have functional water schemes by 2011 (with active participation of the affected communities, LGAs and aid agencies - WaterAid, UNICEF, DFID, World Bank).
- Transfer management of all rural schemes to the communities (with technical support and financial intervention by the State government through RUWASSA).
OTHERS
- Sustaining current World Bank assisted water sector reform in Enugu, Nsukka and other urban centres (counterparts, structural changes to Water Corp., PSPs, etc.).
- Electricity
KEY THRUST
- Target all communities electrified (100% coverage) by 2011.
- Improve quality of electricity supply in places already covered (provision of transformers, etc.).
- Mobilising private sector investment for the establishment of an independent power plant in Enugu.
OTHERS
- Working with the Federal Government to ensure speedy privatisation/re- activation of Oji Power Station and the coal mines in Enugu State.
- Encourage solar energy as alternative source of electric power.
ECONOMIC EXPANSION AND EMPLOYMENT
- Industrial Development
- Provide enabling environment for private sector and make Enugu a location of choice for industries
KEY THRUST
- Designate industrial estates for medium and small scale industries and provide full site and services (Ozalla, 9th Mile, Obollo Afor, Oji River).
- Support SME growth through technical assistance by the Enugu SME Centre; Micro-Credit Scheme; and encouragement of establishment of co-operative societies and clusters.
- Target to reactivate all state-owned industries with private sector partners / investors (Sunrise Flour Mills, Nigergas, AVOP Nachi, Alum Factory, Ohebedim, Ikenga Hotels, Enugu and Nsukka).
OTHERS
- Formalise structure and operation of Enugu State Industrial Parks Development Company Ltd to effectively develop, market and manage the industrial estates.
- Mount aggressive local and international campaign to attract major manufacturing businesses to Enugu State.
- Greenfield projects: Enugu Cement Plant- get credible investor
- Enugu International Market 9th Mile: Fund the provision of basic infrastructure at the market - essentially roads and construction of a police station.
- Agricultual Development
KEY THRUST
- Emphasis rice: 100% rehabilitation of Adarice (provide/rehabilitate dam and irrigation facilities and modern rice mill, under private sector management and with community participation)
- Reactivate and launch Agro-input Service Centre in all LGAs Set up nursery in different locations with LGA funding: Palm, Cashew, Cassava: Acquire, multiply and distribute improved farm seedling and inputs (seed multiplication, nursery, hatchery)
- Livestock: Financial and technical support to commercial livestock farmers to expand from medium to large scale business.
OTHERS
- Develop existing community farms at Obeagu, Amagunze, Adada, Opanda, Ehamufu, Neke: Farm access roads and parcelation
- Strengthening of the agricultural extension function of the ENADEP/ Ministry of Agriculture
- Encouragement of school farm in all boarding schools in the state.
- Relook Foresty Commission to focus on planting not cutting trees
- Upgrade state's status on agriculture
- Leverage FG's (and PDP's) interest in agriculture
- Enugu lagging on soft agric loans
- Tourism Development
KEY THRUST
- Rollout and market the International Conference Centre to ensure regular hosting of major events.
- Provide enabling environment for tourists through improvement of security and physical infrastructure under the Enugu Modernisation Project.
- Working with hotel owners / operators and other stakeholders in the leisure and entertainment sector to increase the quality of tourism-related services in Enugu.
OTHERS
- Develop other tourism-related facilities in Enugu, such as theme parks in partnership with the private sector.
- Promote the Enugu Mmanwu Festival as a major regional cultural event.
- Intensify lobby for Enugu International Airport - consider taking up runway and other infrastructure expansion at the airport to encourage fed govt
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
- Rural Development
KEY THRUST
- Opening up of rural access / feeder roads; all communities must be accessible
- CDCC to complete at least 1 community-based project in every rural community by 2010. First liaise with coordinators to identify needs
- Rural industry: encourage existing local industry and provide incentive for location of industries in rural areas.
OTHERS
- Expansion of rural electrification scheme to achieve 100% coverage by 2011.
- Improvement of number and effectiveness of PHC facilities in rural areas.
- Improvement of quality of basic education facilities in rural areas.
SERVICE DELIVERY AND GOOD GOVERNANCE
- Healthcare
KEY THRUST
- Target free medical care for pregnant women and children under five.
- Increase access to medicare: target 100% rehabilitation of all Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) and at least 1 PHC per autonomous community.
- Full medical insurance cover for civil servants.
OTHERS
- Create ambulance services in all major highways
- Work to make HIV test free and establish 1 test centre per LGA
- Rural Doctors' corps: weekly clinic in autonomous communities In addition:
- Sustaining on-going efforts in the sector in partnership with the DFID and the World Bank, including special focus on human capacity building and performance monitoring.
- Sustain equipment supply and manpower development at Parklane/ ESUT Medical School.
- Continue to refine system of joint funding of PHC facilities with local government councils.
- Education
KEY THRUST
- Fund the state scholarship scheme (with Local Governments) to provide scholarship to talented but indigent students.
- Establish 1 Technical College (such as GTC) in every senatorial zone.
- Strengthen education inspectorate functions of the Ministry to improve quality of education primary and secondary (introduce independent assessments, etc.)
OTHERS
- Sustaining on-going efforts in the sector including rehabilitation of all primary schools and secondary schools in the state.
- Compulsory / free education under the UBE program plus school meal and targeting increased primary and secondary school enrolment.
- Continued support and increased autonomy to ESUT, IMT and College of Technical Education.
- Security/Law And Order
KEY THRUST
- Sustain support to the Enugu State Police Command.
- Urban street lighting (including solar powered systems) to enhance security and increase business hours.
- Accelerate speed of criminal investigations, review of case files and trial in our courts to ensure quick administration of justice and prison de-congestion.
- Enhance extra-judicial settlement and generally enhance access to justice
- Launch media awareness campaign to strengthen security perception in Enugu comparative statistics, publicise gains in fight against crime
OTHERS
- Enhance neighborhood watch and community policing.
- Empowering Civil Servants
KEY THRUST
- Full monetisation of government houses to public servants and establishment of new housing schemes with National Housing Fund (NHF).
- Full implementation of the new pension scheme and floating of a bond to meet outstanding pension liabilities by 2010.
- Full health insurance cover for public servants.
- Urban mass transit service for public servants to be operated/managed by the Civil Service Union.
OTHERS
- Improved welfare package for civil servants including guaranteeing car loan for Top level officers from level 10 and above.
- Sustain on-going renovation and improvement of office environment and provision of work tools/office equipment.
- Funding of relevant training for civil servants.
- Merit-based promotion of civil servants as and when due.
- Good Governance
KEY THRUST
- Sustain efforts to create an effective, service-driven, accountable and transparent public service that will really be a provider of service to members of the public.
- Sustain on-going governance reform efforts working with our development partners, especially the DFID and the World Bank.
OTHERS
- Sustaining support to the Public Improvement Bureau to spear-head Improvement of public service institutions and service delivery.
- Encourage SERVICE AND ACCOUNTABILITY:
- "The public service must provide services to the people of the state; and every public servant, including political office holders, must be accountable to the people for the services for which he has been employed to render."
- Citizens' Inclusion And Participation
KEY THRUST
- Institute inclusion programme for elderly statesmen - establish statesmen council, hold regular breakfast consultation, etc.
- Refine and formalise role of traditional rulers in governance especially in grassroots development,mobilisation, security and justice delivery
- Micro-credit and special welfare packages to women groups, cooperatives and widows
- Youth empowerment and development schemes - employment, sports development, entrepreneurial development, micro-credits etc.
OTHERS
- Sustaining on going communication and transparency programmes of the government -audience participatory radio and TV programmes, regular stakeholder consultation meetings, etc.
- Sustain ongoing efforts to increase involvement and partnership of Civil Society Organisations (NGOs) and professional bodies in government processes - consultations, policy development, budgeting, expenditure monitoring, project execution, etc.
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