Chuks Oyema-Aziken
The Federal Government has unveiled the Presidential Delivery Tracker (PDT) to ensure citizens are connected to governance in Nigeria by increasing access to the Federal Government’s Presidential Priority Policies, Programmes, and Projects.
Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha in Abuja on Tuesday, said the goal of the PDT is to promote transparency and expand access to reporting on Presidential Priority Policies, Programmes and Projects by incorporating citizens as the third layer of reporting to offer vital information that will facilitate effective service delivery.
Mustapha said the Presidential Delivery Tracker and the Website developed by the Central Delivery Coordination Unit (CDCU) was setup to track, review and periodically report to the President on performance of Ministries in the delivery of the Ministerial Mandates signed by Ministers and Permanent Secretaries with the President in 2019 towards the achievement of the 9 Priorities of the Federal Government of Nigeria of
Stabilising the Macroeconomy.
Other areas are to achieve Agriculture and Food Security; Ensure Energy Sufficiency in Power and Petroleum Products; Improve Transportation and other Infrastructure; Drive Industrialisation focusing on SMEs;
Improve Health, Education and Productivity of Nigerians; Enhance Social Inclusion and reduce poverty;
Fight Corruption and improve Governance; and Provide Security for all citizens.
According to him, “Over the last two years, the CDCU has successfully driven the Federal Government delivery initiative to incorporate a systematic feedback mechanism from the citizens into the design and operationalisation of its Performance Management System. This is in recognition of the critical roles of the citizens in promoting inclusive and citizen-centered governance.
“The PDT is not designed to cover all activities of the Federal Government but is restricted in scope to the Policies, Programmes and Projects implemented by Federal Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies towards the achievement of Presidential priority programmes such as the 9 Priority Areas of the current administration.
“The objective of developing the Citizens App and the website is to make it possible for citizens to, among others:
report accurately and provide feedback on the implementation of Government Programmes & Projects;
participate in the coordination of Federal Government interventions in their localities and in the implementation of Government projects;
highlight critical issues regarding Government programmes and projects that hinder the delivery of key services to citizens;
advocate and sensitise other citizens and Stakeholders on their civic responsibilities by encouraging the use of the citizens feedback platform to hold Government accountable; and
become partners in progress with Government in the delivery of quality services to all citizens.
