Ekiti State Coordinator of Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP), Hon. Sunday Adunmo has urged the Grievance Redress Committee (GRC) to strictly adhere to term of reference.
Hon Adunmo gave the charge in Ado Ekiti on Wednesday while inaugurating the Grievance Redress Committee, saying the committee’s main responsibility is to address grievances that might arise during the implementation of project in the benefitting communities.
In a statement by the Development Communication Officer, O’ Seun Ogunsakin said the five-member GRC 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.
The project coordinator noted that any crisis arising in any of the project sites in the state must be well managed, saying failure to do so might result in an automatic stoppage of all project sites located in the state.
The statement reads, Hon Adunmo 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.
He 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.
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.
