Gombe State Executive Council on Thursday approved N2.8 billion as counterpart funding to donor agencies and development partners.
The council was presided over by Governor Inuwa Yahaya.
Providing details to journalists shortly after the meeting, Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Salihu Alkali, said the funds reflect government’s commitment to development.
Some of the beneficiaries of the counterpart funding include Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Nigeria for Women Project, United Nations Population Fund, among others.
Alkali said, “N2,868,400.00 has been earmarked as counterpart funding for donor and development partners that have projects and programmes in the state. This is in the agreement signed between the state government and the donor, development partners. We have so many donor agencies that are undertaking projects and programmes in the state, and every year, we have to fulfil our part of the agreement whereby we pay a counterpart — that is — a contribution to the project they do in the state.
“Some of them are Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; we approved N300 million as counterpart funding. Council also approved N500 million for ACReSAL and others; N500 million for Sustainable Power Supply in Nigeria, SURWASH, programme in Gombe State, N100 million was approved and Nigeria for Women Project received N200 million.”
On his part, the Commissioner for Water Environment and Forest Resources, Mohammed Fawu, disclosed plans to reticulate water supply to the recently completed College of Nursing.
