By Nnamdi Obi


Anambra State Community and Social Development Agency (ANCSDA) recently played host to Implementation Completion Report (ICR) facilitation team who were well received by the Agency management team led by the GM, Mr Chudi Mojekwu one behalf of the Agency.

According to information from the Communication Officer, ANCSDA, Mr Nnamdi Onuzulike, the 3-man ICR team led by Chief Chudi Onuoha (a former National Coordinator, CSDP Nigeria), also include Pastor Victor Ovat (immediate past GM Cross-River CSDA, and who also doubled as past Chairman of CSDA GMs), and Oredipe Tosin (an M&E staff of FPSU representing the National Coordinator, Dr Abdulkarim Obaje).

The team leader, Chief Chudi Onuoha, informed that they're on a facilitation visit to the Agency which will assist them towards preparing a good ICR on the recently ended Community and Social Development Project-Additional (CSDP-AF).

The ICR team then had an interactive session with select key stakeholders of CSDP-AF which include Community Project Management Committee (CPMC) representatives from Amanuke (Simon Orakwe - Chairman, and Arthur Ekulide-Secretary), and Enugwu-Aguleri community (Chief Obinna Nnatuanya -Chairman & Ejike Uzueze - Secretary), Local Govt Review Committees (LGRC) Chairman Ogbaru LGA represented by Mrs Vivian Ezeawinyinya, Local Govt Desk Officers (LGDOs) of Orumba North LGA, Mrs Calista Nwankwor, and Anambra West LGA, Mrs Gloria Nwafor, Desk Officers from MDAs, Engr. Obinna Ezeoke - Min. of Public Utilities, and Arc. Clement Akorah - Min. of Housing.

The Stakeholders responded to questions and enquires from the ICR facilitators such as information on their knowledge of CDD process of CSDP-AF, their participation in the project Implementation, their maintenance/sustainability plans for the microprojects, their challenges, possible feedbacks to the funders etc. It was a fact-finding and thrilling interactive session with the key stakeholders.

Later in the day, the ICR team met with the Permanent Secretary Min. of Public Utilities, Dr. Laz. Okafor, who also doubles as a member of ANCSDA Board. Dr. Okafor in welcoming the ICR team expressed his happiness at the achievements of the Agency within its short period of participation in CSDP-AF and thanked the governor, HE, Chief Willie Mmaduaburochukwu Obiano, for ensuring that the Agency became disbursement effective in the State to have been able to actualize the feat.

He took time to answer the questions fielded to him by the ICR team on the roles of the Board, the government etc. in support of the activities of the Agency, as well as possible suggestions on how over-sight and support (especially funding) of the Agency can be improved by the board and the government going forward.

In his closing remarks, a member of the ICR team, Pastor Ovat revealed that he was very impressed with the outcome of the facilitation visit to the State Agency and commended ANCSDA on their achievements in the project. He said that from all indication that CSDP is a project intervention in Nigeria with tangible microprojects that are in existence and functional even after many years of Implementation.

On his part, the team leader in thanking the Agency for the hosting said that Anambra CSDP-AF has strengthened the community development efforts, and stretched out the community driven development (CDD) strategic approach in community development in the State.
The team has since left the state for their other assignments.