Plans must speak to development projects: Minister

THE Masvingo Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Ezra
Chadzamira, who was recently reappointed, has asked Government workers to take
Government duties seriously and to entrench the spirit of partnership for the
development of the province.
Chadzamira was speaking to Government provincial heads and departmental
leaders at a meeting on Wednesday – the first after he was sworn-in after the August
23/24 harmonised elections.
He said they should always empathise with communities and appreciate their needs
and challenges.
“To enhance inclusive participation of all stakeholders in the economy, heads of
Government departments, must be agile and provide the requisite leadership.
Participation in NDS1 Thematic and Technical Working Groups must be taken
seriously and meetings timeously convened. Dereliction of duty in this regard will not
be condoned, he said.
“You are all directed to entrench the spirit of collaboration, partnerships and joint
programming with stakeholders. Silo mentality and turf-wars have no place in the
Second Republic’s administration.”
He said departments must continue to enhance good corporate governance,
entrench transparency and accountability as well as generating value for money to
all citizens.
“Informed by our devolution and decentralisation agenda, Government blueprints,
programmes and projects must answer to the needs of households, villages, wards,
districts and provinces. Provincial development plans must thus speak to our
developed systems.”
He said the various comparative advantages that the province has developed over
the years must accelerate growth while enhancing the province’s competitiveness in
scaling up the Government mantra of leaving no one and no place behind.