Zamfara L-PRES participates in evaluation mission in Yola to improve project delivery, says Coordinator

Zamfara L-PRES participates in evaluation mission in Yola to improve project delivery, says Coordinator

By SADIQ MARTINS

The Zamfara coordination office of L-PRESS says its participating in the ongoing Implementation Support Mission (ISM) holding in Yola, Adamawa to ensure effective delivery of the Project Development Objective (PDO) in Zamfara.

The Livestock Productivity Resilience Support Project, (L-PRES), State Project Coordinator, Mohammed Nasiru gave the assurance in a statement made available in Gusau on Friday.

The Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support (L-PRES) Project is a six-year, $500 million initiative funded by the World Bank and the Nigerian Federal Government to modernize the country’s livestock sector being implemented in 30 states of the federation.

Nasiru is leading a team of key technical and administrative officers of the project to the five day Implementation Support Mission holding between Oct. 5 and Oct. 10 in Yola, Adamawa.

The coordinator said the mission is reviewing project implementation progress, identifying emerging challenges, strengthening coordination to ensure effective delivery of the Project Development Objective (PDO).

“The Zamfara delegation was led by the State Project Coordinator, Mohammed Nasiru, alongside key technical and administrative officers of the project.

“The sessions provided an opportunity for participating State Coordination Offices to engage with the Mission team on implementation experiences, achievements, challenges and priority actions required to accelerate project activities,” Nasiru said.

“At the Mission, the State Project Coordinator presented the Zamfara L-PRES Implementation progress report highlighting all the achievements recorded by the SCO including Livestock development infrastructures.

“The infrastructure is constructed/rehabilitated, while capacity building and trainings conducted to the project beneficiaries, Input support to Livestock Farmers, Statewide Vaccination exercise carried out and other technical supports provided by the project,” he said.

According to Nasiru,
the Zamfara team reaffirmed its commitment to the effective implementation of L-PRES in the state, particularly in improving livestock productivity, building resilience among livestock-dependent communities and promoting sustainable commercialization across priority livestock value chains.

He said the Task Team Leader (TTL) and the National Project Coordinator (NPC) express their sincere commendation for the Zamfara L-PRES, specifically highlighting the high quality of infrastructure delivered through the project.

The Zamfara State Coordination Office expressed its appreciation to the L-PRES NCO and Mission team for the continued technical support, guidance and constructive engagement aimed at strengthening project implementation across participating states. END