BY ABUBAKAR YUSUF
To consolidate its domestication both at National and Sub- National levels towards the 2020-2030 decade of action Agenda, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on SDGs in Nigeria, Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has began the process of synchronizing the UN development program in collaboration with the global body and Sub-Nationals.
This was coming at a time when we are already half into it’s decade of action Agenda due for 2020-2030.
Armed with the progress report from the just concluded 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 79) meeting with its theme ” Leaving no one behind”; acting together for the advancement of peace , sustainable development and human advancement.
This year’s global program held between the 24th , September to 28th, September, 2024, was concluded in September, 30th, in New York , the United States of America, Headquarters.
The United Nations further declared this year’s program as the “International Year of the Camelid” (IYC 2024).
The Year will highlight how camelids are key to the livelihoods of millions of households across over 90 countries.
With the first day of the high-level General Debate held on Tuesday, 24 September 2024, which continued through Saturday, 28 September, and was concluded on Monday, 30 September 2024.
Aside convening the high- level general debate and meetings during the sessions, Nigeria’s representative at the SDGs level , Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire participated fully in all round table discussions that enabled the country’s full participation in this year’s session.
With its proactive tendencies and armed with the usual promptness capable of harnessing and streamlining the gains of the just concluded (UNGA 79), with clear global goals of it’s domestication using the 230 key performance indicators, along side any additional metrics that will support the Renewed Hope Agenda approach at the national and sub -national levels in the country.
The two day event organised by SDGs in Nigeria held between October, 8th and 9th, 2024 tagged “National Stakeholders Consultative Meeting ” was geared towards reviewing the SDGs progress , galvanises stakeholders to push for accelerated action .
In collaboration and in conjunction with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on SDGs (OSSAP-SDGs) has achieved greatly through the two day sensitization, reorientation to further promote the already domesticated SDGs program in line with the 17 goals both at the National and Sub- National level .
The well attended program powered by SDGs in Nigeria included the global community, the CSO’s, Voluntary groups, Advocates, Private Sector Advisory Group PSAG, stakeholders, opinion leaders and moulders as well as the 36 states, federal capital territory and 774 local government areas across the country was represented.
The all important event was an indicator of not only further domestication of the program through seamless intervention in the socioeconomic and well being of average and vulnerable Nigerians across board , but counting the gains of this year’s program (UNGA 79) and to chart a new course of deepening the global program to the benefits of all and sundry now, the 2030 and beyond.
Addressing the gathering with her usual passion and milieu to continue to advance the global program to the benefits of both rural, vulnerable , indigent ones and riverine areas , The Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sustainable Development Goals SDGs in Nigeria, Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire stated that the confab was to kick start aggressively in line with the theme ” Leaving No One Behind” as clearly spelt out in the recent global Assembly.
She reiterated the total commitment of the program in the country not to only to continue intervene in all areas , but consolidate and make it a norm and way of life , while pleading with the sub- national levels to toe the same line.
She underscores the theme , “Leaving No One Behind ” as propagated at the (UNGA 79) as significant to the lives of ordinary citizens with Nigerians not in exception across the world.
With renewed vigour under the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the sub-national support , no doubt the SDGs progress and 17 goals including the 230 key performance indicators will glaringly be achievable in record time in Nigeria.
Written BY ABUBAKAR YUSUF on yus.abubakar3@gmail.com.
