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Development: Royal father urges UNDP to use traditional communication method

Idepefo, of the Morubodo Kingdom in Okitikupa, said in Akure that meaningful rural development could only be achieved through effective use of the traditional mode of communication. He said that such modes were crucial to the integration of members of a community in the development of their areas. “By this, there would be an improved […]

Development: Royal father urges UNDP to use traditional communication method
Development: Royal father urges UNDP to use traditional communication method

Idepefo, of the Morubodo Kingdom in Okitikupa, said in Akure that meaningful rural development could only be achieved through effective use of the traditional mode of communication.

He said that such modes were crucial to the integration of members of a community in the development of their areas.

“By this, there would be an improved interaction with members of the community in the execution of programmes in the rural areas.

“It is also crucial for the participation of members of a community in planning the Local Development Programmes (LDPs) of the UNDP across the country,’’ he said.

Idepefo said members of the development committee of the UNDP should be encouraged to use a multi-lingual approach in their operations so as to carry along both literate and illiterate people in their programmes.

Similarly, Mr Kukumo Ikuemenisan, the Secretary of the Okitipupa Ward Development Committee II, said the level of publicity about the LDPs was dismal.

“The LDP strategies and objectives are not well known to people, particularly the grass roots.

“Yet the programmes are meant for the people and their communities,’’ he said.

Ikuemenisan said the era of abandoned projects in rural communities ought to be a thing of the past.

“This could as well be achieved through the effective use of a traditional mode of communication so that the people will be sensitised and thus become active participants in the developmental programmes in their areas.

“It will foster wider consultations and further promote transparency and openness, and improve greater community participation in decisions concerning development projects in their areas,’’ he added. (NAN)


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