The Edo Project: Defining the Issues & Addressing the Challenges – Post 2016 Godwin Obaseki CHAIRMAN Economic & Strategy Team Edo State Government

Presentation Outline  Pre People, the place and the economy  Defining the Issues - our PIE Agenda  The Outcomes? - Our Score Card  The Challeges – Areas of concerns  Addressing the challenges - Post 2016 (Taking Edo to the next level)

Pre 2008 – Grave crises Grave urban crisis characterized by:  Decayed Infrastructure  Institutional Deterioration  Environmental Degradation  Security Threats  Widespread unemployment  collapsed Social Services Reasons for the Crisis  Absence of Popular Participation in Governance & Predominance of Godfatherism and Gangsterism in the Political System  Weak Public Sector  Lack of Transparency & Accountability  Absence of a clearly articulated Development Agenda  Absence of long-term planning & sustained policy implementation  Inadequate Internally Generated Revenue (IGR)  Weak Financial Control & Fiscal Management Systems

Defining the Issues - our PIE Agenda People Infrastructure Production/The Economy  If we give our people 21 st century Education and skills they will achieve the same feath as our forefathers did centuries ago  Promote accessible, functional, affordable and quality health care services Economic development through agriculture and Industry  How do we take advantage of our Locational Advantage, as a node to build our internal infrastructure  Renew our infrastructure to drive economic growth..

The Promise – What we set out to achieve in November 2008 The Vision  A vision was crafted for the state – “To become a leading economic centre of Nigeria where the people live in dignity, powered by a government that is responsive to the people” Key Elements of the plan  Three Year Planning horizon with specific action and goals set at: −First Week in Office −First six (6) months −Eighteen Months; and −Thirty Six (36) Months or 3 years  The key areas highlighted in the report are: −Infrastructure −Health −Education −Employment Creation −Agriculture −Governance

The Plan was premised on: Reform of Public Sector Financial Management Process and procurement Hiring professionals to serve in Government Focus on few key priorities to ensure impact Cut waste in public expenditure Involve people & ensure transparency in governance Improve Service Delivery with ICT & up-scaling civil service Promote Private Public Partnership in Development

The Out comes – Our Score Card Reform of Public Sector Financial Management Process and procurement More responsive Government, Trust More efficiency, Transparency and Accountability Improve Service Delivery with ICT & up-scaling civil service More Value for money 6 6 Hence we have been able to access more resources and have started building critical infrastructure in our priority areas of Roads, Education, and health. 6

The future is about the Economy The PRAGMATIC APPROACH to consolidating the gains of the last 7 years and achieving the vision: “To become a leading economic centre of Nigeria where the people live in dignity, powered by a Government that is responsive to the people” InfrastructureGovernment Economic Empowerment

Post 2016 Issues Government will have to rely more on the people to obtain the resources required to run Government and carry out Government programmes. Therefore: 1)Government  Strengthen the capacity of the civil service so that government programmes can be executed.  Hire more professionals,  Improve incentives 2)Education:  Emphasis Science and Technology  More focus and investments to primary, Vocational and Technical Schools 3) Continue to invest in Infrastructure  Use Infrastructure to open up the state economy in specific areas of comparative advantages Development of power infrastructure Agribusiness and crop processing zones Housing and Industrial Estates

Creating Jobs through Agriculture and Industry  Encourage and Support large Commercial investments in Agric, to improve and strengthen the capacity of our local farmers  Emphasis on Out-growers scheme for agribusiness development  Build Technical & Vocational capacity of our youths to get employment in new businesses that will locate in the state  Support Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises through well structured interventions Issues Its all about Economic Empowerment

Key Crop Production Zones Cassava Oil Palm Rubber Belt Cocoa Grains

How have we fared – Score Card S/nProjectCompletionValue 1450 MW Azura IPP2018$1 billion 2550 MW Ossiomo Power IPP2017$600 million 3Greenacre Agri-Processing Plant2016$20 million 4Siat Rubber Plantation2017Over N10 billion 550,000 Rice Farm (Dangote)2017YTD 6Ossiomo Free Trade Zone2016Over $1 billion 7Benin Heritage Market2017N12 Billion 820,000 BPD Refinery2017$100 million 9Greenpark Petrochemical Company2018$350 million

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