RHWDP: President Tinubu Appoints Gov Abdulrazaq As Steering Committee Chairman
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State as Chairman of the National Steering Committee for the Renewed Hope Ward Development Programme (RHWDP).
The RHWDP is a flagship initiative aimed at accelerating economic activities, enhancing livelihoods, and strengthening social protection at the grassroots level in the country.
Team@orientactualmags.com learned that a statement issued by the NGF Secretariat announced the appointment on Thursday while noting that the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku Bagudu will serve as Vice Chairman of the committee.
Governor Abdulrazaq is the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF).
Other members of the committee who will represent the six geopolitical zones are North-East: Governor Mai Mala Buni (Yobe), South-South: Governor Douye Diri (Bayelsa), Southwest: Governor Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Southeast: Governor Peter Mbah (Enugu), Northwest: Governor Dikko Umar Radda (Katsina) and North-Central, Governor Hyacinth Alia (Benue).
The statement added that cognizant of the urgent mandate of the committee, the members held their first meeting at the Nigeria Governors’ Forum Secretariat, Abuja on Wednesday, October 29, 2025.
The meeting that was presided over by Governor AbdulRazaq, marked a major step toward operationalizing President Tinubu’s ward-based development strategy across the 8,809 wards in the country-Team@orientactualmags.com Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08035023079, 08059100286, 09094171980. Thank you
