Abuja: President Bola Tinubu has appointed the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, as Chairman of the National Steering Committee for the Renewed Hope Ward Development Programme (RHWDP). The RHWDP is an initiative designed to boost economic activities, improve livelihoods, and strengthen social protection at the grassroots level.
According to Voice of Nigeria, the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, will serve as Vice Chairman of the committee. The statement from the NGF Secretariat also named other committee members appointed by the President to represent the six geopolitical zones: North-East: Governor Mai Mala Buni (Yobe), South-South: Governor Douye Diri (Bayelsa), South-West: Governor Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), South-East: Governor Peter Mbah (Enugu), North-West: Governor Dikko Umar Radda (Katsina), and North-Central: Governor Hyacinth Alia (Benue).
The committee held its inaugural meeting on Wednesday, October 29, at the Nigeria Governors’ Forum Secretariat in Abuja. The meeting, chaired by Governor AbdulRazaq, marks a significant step toward implementing the ward-based development strategy across Nigeria’s 8,809 wards.