EU donates N196m IT equipment to C-River

CALABAR—The European Union, EU, under the aegis of EU SRIP, has donated Information Technology equipment and accessories worth N196 million to Cross River State government.

Speaking while presenting the items to the state government in Calabar, Monday, the State Co-ordinator EU SRIP, Mr. Etiene Yemek, said the gesture, meant to support public finance-based institutions, House of Assembly and Civil Society Organizations through, its budget-based network group, BTAN, will further enhance productivity among the benefitting groups.

He added that in so doing, there will be an effective and efficient service delivery that will better the lots of Cross Riverians.

He maintained that the benefitting MDAs and groups, which were carefully selected based on their collaborations and role in the management of public finance, revealed the need to be supported to enhance qualitative service delivery after conducting NEEDS assessment.