Cross River State Government has disbursed over N1.7 billion directly to 247 communities across the state for the execution of various community projects, thereby emerging tops in the World Bank project review implementation progress report on overall performance index in Nigeria.

A document obtained from the World Bank Aide memoire after an implementation support Commission for Community and Social Development project, CSDP, Nigeria, revealed that Cross River is leading 25 other participating states on the project in terms of disbursements to grants.

The World Bank explained that the funds released through the State Community and Development Agency was germane for the project to actualise its planned development objective.