Speaking at the launching held today in Abuja, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Boss Mustapha said that the tracking system was introduced in 2019 towards the achievement of the nine priority goals of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.
He explained that the PDT/CDCU App is a co-creation platform that aims to connect citizens to governance to promote transparency and expand access to reporting on presidential priority policies, programmes and projects.
He said that the programme will stabilise the macro-economy, achieve agriculture and food security, ensure energy sufficiency in power and petroleum products, improve transportation and other infrastructure, drive industrialisation focusing on small and medium enterprises, improve education, health, productivity, enhance social inclusion, reduce poverty, fight corruption, improve governance and provide security for all citizens.
The minister of finance, budget and national planning Mrs Zainab Ahmed said that the device will improve service delivery by all government institutions, especially as public accountability in service delivery has important role in government institutions and the nation’s economy.
In his remark the director of development at foreign commonwealth and development, Dr. Chris Pycroft, said that the initiative is commendable and should be encouraged across the three tiers of government.
He stressed that officials and contractors should face sanctions or costs if projects are not implemented as expected.
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