The Assistant Minister for Development Planning, Hon. Benedict Kolubah says Superintendents and County Officers should decentralize knowledge sharing for results in the implementation of the national development Plan.
He made the disclosure at the end of a four days’ result based planning, monitoring, evaluation and reporting training under the theme: Strengthening Sub-National Staff and officials’ capacities for development effectiveness and efficiency’’
The objective was to increase and strengthen the knowledge and skills of sub-national staff and county officials in contemporary results-based monitoring and reporting to improve the quality of their reports on outcomes of the County Development Agenda.
According to him, MACs were trained also across Maryland, RiverGee, Grand Kru and Grand Gedeh last year as a pilot project for counties to do results base planning and look beyond the national budget.
However, if we train and capacity county officers, they will be able to support various county offices for the development of projects and implementation of projects and programs.
He noted that the county development office needs to identify the needs of the people and market those projects both national and international.
‘’ The County Development Office by itself needs to identify the needs of the people and market those projects both national and international ‘’ he added.
When the needs of rural Dwellers are identified and addressed locally , impact will be seen in their respective places. It is your responsibility as superintendent to do and is also our responsibility to build your capacity.
Going forward, the next National Development plan will be built on the county perspective,therefore the MFDP will begin to engage County officers to develop programs that shall be captured in the PAPD II.
The four days training was attended by Superintendents, County officers, from Margibi, Bong, Lofa and Nimba Counties including the Ministry of Finance Development Planning Monitoring and Evaluation Analyst.The workshop was funded by UNICEF under the 2022 annual work plan.