Governor Umar Namadi of Jigawa State on Monday unveiled the Local Government Development Plans (2025–2030) for the state’s 27 Local Government Areas, directing local councils to adopt the document as their primary roadmap for budgeting, project execution, and strategic governance.
Speaking at the unveiling ceremony inside the Council Chamber at Government House, Dutse, Governor Namadi emphasised that the success of the initiative would be measured strictly by its implementation and tangible results for citizens.
He described the unveiling as a major milestone in his administration’s drive to institutionalise disciplined, evidence-based, and people-centred development planning at the grassroots level.
Governor Namadi noted that while previous initiatives like the Local Government Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy (LEEDS) laid the groundwork for local planning, they suffered from a lack of institutional discipline and poor integration with annual budgets.
“The local government development plans we are unveiling today represent a deliberate revival, modernisation, and institutionalisation of strategic local planning,” Governor Namadi said.
