In a bid to eradicate poverty and ensure wealth creation, the Plateau State Government has renewed its partnership with a German-based organization on their GIZ-SEDIN Programme.
The GIZ-SEDIN Programme has an objective of improving the employment and income situation of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).
Inaugurating the steering committee on pro-poor growth and promotion of employment in Nigeria programme GIZ-SEDIN in Jos, Governor Simon Lalong said that the state has been into partnership with GIZ since 2009 when they began with the employment-oriented private sector development project (EOPSD).
Lalong, who was represented by the deputy governor, Professor Sonni Tyoden, said the Gender and Good Governance Project (GGGP) which was focused on strengthening women and child rights in Northern Nigeria moved to Plateau from Maiduguri in 2009 and lasted until 2011.
“The SEDIN programme, which is the direct successor of the employment-oriented private sector development project, EOPSD, started with its first phase in 2011 to 2014 while the second phase continued from 2014 to 2017 and now its third phase which is expected to last till 2022.”
The head of component, policy work stream- pre-poor Growth and promotion of employment in Nigeria programme-SEDIN-GIZ, Akinrope Omoware, highlighted the expectations for the steering committee which includes; support a process of defining the scope, goals, outcomes, outputs and activities of the programme in the states in the areas of private sector development as well as government policies and measures to support PSD and sustainable economic development amongst others.
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