The Gombe State Community and Social Development Agency, under the dynamic and well-focused leadership of Haruna Ahmed Imam, deserves more than just applause but a standing ovation for its massive infrastructural projects, which aim to lift the lives and livelihoods of the people across the State.

Virtually all CSDA projects are fashioned to have a direct bearing on the citizens, especially rural dwellers. Feedback from some benefitting communities indicated satisfaction on the stewardship of Imam and his team’s transparency, and openness in the discharge of its responsibilities.

Projects such as Heath facilities, water supply, Gully Erosion control, construction of classroom blocks, Community Centers, worship centers, and construction of Culverts and Earth-Dams are among many other interventions of the Agency.

Aside from training and re-training of community-based project owners, the CSDA also allows communities to identify their areas of need and priority projects.

The Agency equally allows community ownership of the project. Accordingly, the community executes the project under the strict supervision of the Agency which must conform with its standard.

So far, hundreds of life-touching projects have been executed by the agency, drawing excitement and commendation to not only the Agency but Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya for appointing a well-focused and transparent leader to head it and for providing it with all that is needed to deliver on its mandate.

Interestingly, opinion samples on the Agency’s performance across the three (3) Senatorial zones of; Gombe North, Gombe Central, and Gombe South indicated an impressive response as many testify that the projects are of immense benefit to their communities.

Other areas the Agency provides succor to the people is its initiatives on the production of assorted food of high nutritional value for malnourished children for free distribution to the less privileged ones in the State.

The monumental development through the CSDA is an attestation that Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya’s administration partnership with development partners is yielding positive results thereby putting Gombe State on a trajectory of a fast-developing State in the country.

As Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya maintains steam on transforming the State through the myriad of projects such as Network 11 hundred, the Muhammadu Buhari Industrial Park, and massive transformation in Health and Education, among numerous others, the GCSDA under Haruna Ahmed Imam is no doubt complementing this laudable developmental drive of the Governor by working in partnership with the World Bank to deliver service to the people.

Joshua Danmalam, writes from Gombe State.