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Our Mission Our mission is to serve our people with humility and render transparent and accountable stewardship anchored on integrity and good governance. We shall use our God-given resources to improve the quality of life of our present and future generations and empower our people in a peaceful, just and harmonious society under God. Our Policy Thrusts The major policy thrust of the administration is to improve living and working conditions of the people as well as the quality of the workforce, which will be achieved through rapid infrastructural development. Critical areas of focus include: education, health, agriculture, transportation and the construction/ expansion of transport infrastructure such as roads and bridges. Our Approach to Governance Promoting transparency, accountability, e ciency and e ectiveness through active participation of all stakeholders, is the cardinal principle of the Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi-led administration. The following laws, policies and programmes have been put in place to help the government achieve good governance: • Implementation of a robust budgeting process, e ective budget monitoring and evaluation system and annual auditing of the State’s fi nances • Quarterly Accountability Forum (public presentation and publication of income and expenditure for all projects with full details of costs and work progress) • Periodic Town Hall meetings are held in the cities and local communities, where citizens are free to ask questions and receive answers from the government on all aspects of the administration’s activities • Stakeholders meetings and intergovernmental forums are held regularly where state policies are e ectively discussed and reviewed • Enactment of the Rivers State Fiscal Responsibility Law No. 8 of 2010 • Enactment of the Rivers State Public Procurement Law No.4 of 2008 and the establishment of the Bureau on Public Procurement • The Rivers State Public Private Participation in Infrastructure Development Law No.5 of 2009 which provides the policy and regulatory framework for PPPs and reduces the risk of policy reversal by future administrations • The Rivers State Finance (Control and Management) Law No.7 of 2010 • The Reserve Fund Law, which makes it mandatory for the State government to set aside 1.0 billion every month for its future use. Our Economic Fact Sheet • Rivers State has long-term foreign and local currency ratings of B+ and a national long-term rating of AA- by Fitch, and progressed from ‘stable outlook’ in 2009 to a ‘positive outlook’ in 2010. It is the fi rst state in Nigeria to receive a Standard and Poors (S&P) ‘B’ long-term credit rating indicating a ‘stable outlook based on improved transparency’ in 2009 and sustained in 2010. • Under the Reserve Fund Law of the State, a substantial amount of money has been saved and reserved for future generations.


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