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United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Sustainable Development

Follow The Project

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Description
Description
#FollowTheProject is a citizen-led initiative to lead movement against the culture of abandoned projects in Nigeria. The initiative shall be a movement to monitor, track and mount pressure government to complete all projects initiated and awarded with special interest on project designs, supervision, duration and cost of projects providing real-time analytics of progress, community and stakeholder cooperation and risk analysis.
Expected Impact

#FollowTheProject will recruit and mobilize “Citizen Project Champions across states of the federation to tour project sites, access level of progress and compliance with the standard and international best practices for such projects, and as well engage grassroots people in the project host communities.<br />
#FollowTheProject as part of leading the cause to defeat the culture of abandoned projects by government, this initiative shall engage citizens to educate them through town hall sessions and radio programme on creating enabling environment for projects of government to strive and be completed in their communities as all these shall contribute largely to the success of project delivery in Nigeria on time and according to project charter, standard and scope.<br />
Also, #FollowTheProject generates and publishes data on the general performance, stakeholder acceptance and citizens’ satisfaction, and tracking of functionality and maintenance of such projects after commissioning.

Capacity

Team members and volunteers will be recruited and trained on the core areas if project management, reporting and technology tools to drive quality results.

Governed

One of the strongest bullets of bad leadership and poor governance that has hit Nigerian citizens and communities is the culture of abandoned projects. As at today, there over 100, 000 uncompleted projects across the length and breadth of Nigeria at local, state and national levels. Several billions wasted and looted while the people and communities are living in the shadow of such projects. <br />
FollowTheProject is a citizen-led initiative to lead movements against the culture of abandoned projects in Nigeria. The initiative shall be a movement to monitor, track and mount pressure government to complete all projects initiated and awarded by government with special interest on project design analysis, supervision, duration and cost of projects providing real-time analytics of progress, community and stakeholder cooperation and risk analysis.<br />
#FollowTheProject shall not only monitor and track projects of government, it shall design and implement systems and programs to engage project practitioners on why the culture of abandoned projects must be defeated in Nigeria’s public and private sectors.

Partners
Enough is Enough, Nigeria and The Special Breeds Development Initiative

Goal 9

Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation

Goal 9

9.1

Develop quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure, including regional and transborder infrastructure, to support economic development and human well-being, with a focus on affordable and equitable access for all
9.1.1

Proportion of the rural population who live within 2 km of an all-season road

9.1.2

Passenger and freight volumes, by mode of transport

9.2

Promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and, by 2030, significantly raise industry’s share of employment and gross domestic product, in line with national circumstances, and double its share in least developed countries

9.2.1

Manufacturing value added as a proportion of GDP and per capita

9.2.2

Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment

9.3

Increase the access of small-scale industrial and other enterprises, in particular in developing countries, to financial services, including affordable credit, and their integration into value chains and markets
9.3.1

Proportion of small-scale industries in total industry value added

9.3.2

Proportion of small-scale industries with a loan or line of credit

9.4

By 2030, upgrade infrastructure and retrofit industries to make them sustainable, with increased resource-use efficiency and greater adoption of clean and environmentally sound technologies and industrial processes, with all countries taking action in accordance with their respective capabilities

9.4.1

CO2 emission per unit of value added

9.5

Enhance scientific research, upgrade the technological capabilities of industrial sectors in all countries, in particular developing countries, including, by 2030, encouraging innovation and substantially increasing the number of research and development workers per 1 million people and public and private research and development spending
9.5.1

Research and development expenditure as a proportion of GDP

9.5.2

Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants

9.a

Facilitate sustainable and resilient infrastructure development in developing countries through enhanced financial, technological and technical support to African countries, least developed countries, landlocked developing countries and small island developing States
9.a.1

Total official international support (official development assistance plus other official flows) to infrastructure

9.b

Support domestic technology development, research and innovation in developing countries, including by ensuring a conducive policy environment for, inter alia, industrial diversification and value addition to commodities
9.b.1

Proportion of medium and high-tech industry value added in total value added

9.c

Significantly increase access to information and communications technology and strive to provide universal and affordable access to the Internet in least developed countries by 2020

9.c.1

Proportion of population covered by a mobile network, by technology

Name Description
Setting up of team and volunteers
Training
Launching out with publicity and first town hall session
Research into abadoned projects
Financing (in USD)
3000
In-kind contribution
Driving Goodwill from public officials
Staff / Technical expertise
To seek partners, consultants, and volunteers
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Timeline
01 January 1970 (start date)
01 January 1970 (date of completion)
Entity
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SDGs
9
Geographical coverage
Akure, Nigeria
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Contact Information

Daisi Omokungbe, Mr

oludaisi@technocratmediang.com