Governors Mala Buni of Yobe State, Babagana Zulum of Borno State, and Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State traveled to Pakistan to learn about Pakistan’s experience with post-insurgency and catastrophe management.
The Director-General of Press and Media Affairs to the Governor of Yobe State, Mamman Mohammed, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday.
According to the statement, the study visit was organised by the Multi-Sectoral Crisis Recovery Project (MCRP), a World Bank project, and coordinated by the North East Development Commission (NEDC).
The tour aims to gain a better understanding of best practices in crisis management, catastrophe resilience, urban development, and coordination by drawing on Pakistan’s experiences.
The statement added that the team from the three states visited the Punjab Municipal Development Fund Corporation (PMDFC), LGCD, and the Punjab Planning and Development Board (PnD Board) in Punjab, a city with a population of over 120 million people.
“The visit aims to: understand best practices and solutions relevant to MCRP AF and NEDC/BAY mandates; strengthen institutional capacity for planning, recovery, and stabilization; enhance implementation of infrastructure, services, and social cohesion; improve planning for post-NEDC phases; and increase MDAs’ capacity to design and implement sustainable projects,” the statement said.
According to the statement, Governor Buni is expected to have bilateral discussions with heads of donor organizations and the private sector for resource mobilisation.
