Ahead
of commencement of construction works on rural roads in Ekiti State, the State
Coordinator of Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP), Hon.
Sunday Adunmo has inaugurated the Grievance Redress Committee (GRC) with a
charge not to deviate from the committee’s terms of reference.
Adunmo
who gave the charge in Ado Ekiti while inaugurating the Grievance Redress
Committee on Wednesday stated that the committee’s main responsibility is to
address grievances that might arise during the implementation of the project in
the benefitting communities.
He
noted that any crises arising in any of our project sites in the state must be
well managed as failure to do so might result in an automatic stoppage of all
project sites located in the state.
The
project coordinator, who noted that there might be agitations from farmers
whose farms would be affected by construction works, assured that construction
work would not begin until compensation is paid to identified farm owners.
Adunmo
who stressed the need to resolve complaints and grievances related to RAAMP
project in the State urged the committee to be fair to all and handle the
responsibility conscientiously as the success of the project depends on the
support from benefitting communities.
The
project coordinator urged the committee to sensitise the benefiting communities
on certain areas of construction especially right of way which many farmers may
misunderstand.
The
five-member GRC members are the State Project Implementation Unit are the State
Project Coordinator, Hon Sunday Adunmo; the Social Safeguard Officer, Mrs
Bukola Ezieke; the Gender Based Violence (GBV) Officer, Mrs Bunmi Adeosun; the
Environmental Safeguard Officer, Bukola Olukoya and the Development
Communication Officer, O’Seun Ogunsakin.
Earlier,
the Social Safeguard Officer had inaugurated the GRC in the 13 benefitting
communities, with a charge to treat grievances confidentially, impartially, and
transparently.
She
said since GRM is a tool for preventing any form of crisis that could hinder
the success of the project, the community-based GRC members must work to ensure
prompt response to the needs of all complainants.
The
communities where the social safeguard officer inaugurated GRM committees are
Omisanjana and Igirigiri in Ado Ekiti, Erinmope Ekiti, Ikere Ekiti, Afolu in
Ise Ekiti, Osi Ekiti, and Emure Ekiti.
Others
are Ikogosi Ekiti, Are Ekiti, Ilupeju Ekiti and Oke Ako.
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