CANUK is proud to say that the Federal Republic of Nigeria in the person of the NATIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION has invited the entire CANUK membership to have an active voice and to participate in the working up of the NIGERIA VISION 2020.
The CANUK Executive Committee unanimously voted to accept the invitation and that Dr Mark Abani, your chairman, joins the NATIONAL STEERING COMMITTEE ON NIGERIA VISION 2020, with Ms Alache Ode as alternate member’. The Steering Committee was inaugurated on Monday 21 April 2008 in Abuja and held its first meeting shortly after. There are at present five initial subcommittees and a number of thematic areas. Here in CANUK we will keep you up to date on what is happening as it affects you and we will be planning events; workshops (with NIDO UK South) and other opportunities for to you participate, have your voice heard and contribute your expertise to the relevant Technical Committees both here and in Nigeria.
You can access the Vision 2020 website at the link below:
1) The National Steering Committee is established by the National Council.
2) The National Steering Committee is responsible for;
i. Developing the V2020 Implementation Guidelines
ii. Developing the Monitoring and Evaluation Strategy
3) The Vision Document development process is a bottom-up approach by which all MDAs, states and local governments etc are encouraged and assisted to prepare and implement their component of V2020 in line with national priorities
4) The National Steering Committee will develop a template for preparing the V2020 strategic plan and annual communication on progress.
5) The National Steering Committee will collate 4) above to prepare the annual performance report for the National Council
COMPOSITION OF NATIONAL STEERING COMMITTEE
The members of the National Steering Committee on Vision 2020 are as follows;
1. Hon. Minister, National Planning Commission; Senator Mohammed Sanusi Daggash (Chairman of the Committee)
2. Secretary, National Planning Commission; Prof. Sylvester Monye (Secretary of the Committee)
3. Deputy Governor, Economic Policy Central Bank of Nigeria ; Dr. (Mrs.) Sarah Alade
4. Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) ; Mrs. Ifueko Omogui-Okauru
5. Director General, Budget Office Federal Ministry of Finance; Dr. Bright Okogu
6. Office of the Chief Economic Adviser to the President; Representative
7. Special Adviser to Mr. President on Power; Engr. Joseph Makoju
8. Special Adviser to Mr. President on Petroleum; Dr. Emmanuel Egbogah
9. Permanent Secretary Federal Ministry of Finance; Ms. A.I. Pepple, OON
10. Senior Special Assistant to Mr. President on MDGs; Mrs. Amina Ibrahim
11. Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation; Representative
12. Director General, Bureau of Public Enterprises; Mrs. Irene Chigbue
13. Leader of the Senate; Senator Teslim Folarin
14. Leader of the House of Representative; Hon. Tunde Akogun
15. Chairman, Senate Committee on Planning; Senator Mrs. Zainab Kure
16. Chairman, House Committee on Planning; Hon. Samuel Egya
17. Solicitor General of the Federation; Prof. I. Ayua, SAN
18. Ogun State Government Representative; Representative
19. Enugu State Government Representative ;Representative
20. Rivers State Government Representative; Representative
21. Niger State Government Representative; Representative
22. Adamawa State Government Representative; Representative
23. Katsina State Government Representative; Adamu B, Ibrahim (Commissioner ofFinance)
24. Chairman of Association of Local Governments inNigeria (ALGON) ; Mr. Umar Kassim Ibrahim
25. Permanent Secretary – Transport; Hajiya Amuna Ali
26. Permanent Secretary – Education; Dr. Sufi Hassan
27. Permanent Secretary – Energy & Power; Dr. Abdullahi Aliyu
28. Permanent Secretary – Health ;Representative
29. Permanent Secretary – Agriculture & Water Resources ; Prof. O.A. Afolabi
30. Permanent Secretary – Economic Affairs; Alhaji Ibrahim Talba
31. Permanent Secretary – Bureau of Public Service Reforms; Mr. Solomon Matankari
32. Permanent Secretary – Ministry of Youth Development; Dr. M.A.N. Ejiofor
33. President – Nigeria Union of Journalists; Ndagene Akwu
34. Chairman – Guild of Editors; Alhaji Buba Dantiye
35. LGA Representative – Kano State ; Yusuf Ahmad Yola
