The federal government has established an inter-ministerial committee to manage the Human Capital Opportunities for Prosperity and Equity (HOPE) programme, aimed at improving service delivery in key sectors.
This announcement was made by Osagie Jacobs, the Director of Information and Public Relations of the Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning.
Jacobs noted that the HOPE programme is centered on enhancing education, healthcare services, and governance for the benefit of Nigerians.
The committee will be led by Abubakar Bagudu, the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, with co-chairs from the Ministries of Finance, Health and Social Welfare, Education, and Women Affairs.
Their duties will include assessing the progress of the programme’s implementation, evaluating disbursement-linked indicators, reviewing national priorities and monitoring strategies, and addressing any challenges the programme may face.
Bagudu emphasized that the ministry’s role is to coordinate the execution of the government’s national development plans.
He added that the purpose of the committee’s formation is to create a clear roadmap for the effective implementation of the HOPE programme, stating further that “we are not competing; we are complementing each other to advance the HOPE project.”
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The steering committee will be coordinated by the Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning through the HOPE Governance National Programme Coordinating Unit (NCPU), which will also act as the programme’s secretariat.
National Coordinator of HOPE-Governance, Assad Hassan, mentioned that the NCPU will work closely with federal ministries as well as state and local government partners to ensure successful implementation.
The statement noted that all co-chairs attended the inauguration and committed their full support to the programme’s success.
The ministers pointed out that President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms focus on human capital development to help lift millions of Nigerians out of poverty.