From TCNEWS
The State Director National Orientation Agency NOA Abia State Mrs Regina Iroha has called for closer collaboration among the MDAs in the state for exchange of ideas for the development of the State.
Mrs Iroha made the call in Umuahia when the management team of the National Orientation Agency Abia State Directorate paid an advocacy visit to the Abia State Community and Social Development Agency (Abia- CSDA).
She decried the dwindling level of collaboration among agencies and departments in the state and called for synergy that will generate exchange of ideas for the success and the development of the State.
The NOA Director said they were in Abia-CSDA to rekindle and strengthen the already existing mutual relationship between NOA and Abia- CSDA in the areas of sensitization and mobilization of Abians on government policies, programmes and activities.
The NOA boss restated that the mandate of her agency include among others to sensitize and enlighten Abians on government policies, programmes and activities that will be beneficial to the people and how communities can access the Abia-CSDA fund for their development.
Mrs Iroha said her agency is ready to collaborate with Abia State Community and Social Development Agency to sensitize Abians on all the packages that Abia CSDA has to offer for community development.
The visit also witnessed the presence of women of Ozu Abam Development Union Women’s wing ably led by Mrs Nne Ogbuagu Ukaike who were in Abia-CSDA to have first-hand information on how to access the services of Abia CSDA for the development of their community.
Mrs Ukaike solicited the support of the Abia-CSDA for the rehabilitation of dilapidated infrastructure in her community school at Ozu Abam which has affected school enrollment.
In his response, the Project Manager Abia State Community and Social Development Agency Pastor Uka Ndu commended the National Orientation Agency Abia State Directorate for identifying with Abia-CSDA especially now that there is the urgent need for Abians to know about the assistance that the agency is rendering to the people for the development of their communities.
Pastor Uka stressed that it is only when communities access funding for projects from Abia-CSDA that the agency will be seen as working for the development of the State.
He promised to partner with National Orientation Agency to sensitize and enlighten communities in the state on how they can access fund for the development of their communities.