Five states will receive a combined $15m in performance-based incentives under the World Bank-supported HOPE Governance Programme after emerging as the best-performing states in implementing key education and healthcare reforms.
The National Coordinator of the HOPE Governance Programme, Dr Assad Hassan, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja during a retreat for commissioners, permanent secretaries and directors of budget and planning from the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
This was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Communications Officer of the HOPE Governance Programme, Joe Mutah. The programme, domiciled in the Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, approved a total of $27m in incentives for states that successfully achieved the Year Zero Disbursement-Linked Results under the programme.
The incentives are based on the findings and recommendations of the Interim Independent Verification Agent, which assessed states’ performance in meeting the programme’s Disbursement-Linked Indicators.
The statement read, “The World Bank-supported HOPE Governance Programme, domiciled in the Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, is set to disburse $27m as performance-based incentives to states that successfully achieved the Year Zero Disbursement-Linked Results.”
