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are the most credible channels for achieving the
MDGs and successfully fighting poverty in
Nigeria. This year‘s M&E report, therefore,
attempts to reinforce this trend by focusing on
achieving results, implementing performance
measurement and using feedback to learn and
change.
It is hoped that the new goal-based reporting style
adopted in this year‘s M&E report (instead of the
sector-based reporting used in previous reports)
would serve to shed light on the contributions of
the DRGs expenditures to the achievement of the
MDGs in the country as well as on the roles being
played by the various arms of government in the
realisation of each Goal. Since experts and
governments at all levels all agree that funding of
MDGs must be stepped up, it is important for all
stakeholders to be able to picture not only the
achievements so far but, just as important, the
tasks that lie ahead. The report therefore hopes
that as the nation embarks on another round of
transitions, new heads of institutions are able to
use this report as beacons to situate themselves in
the final march towards 2015.
What are the Scope and Limitations of the 2009
M&E Report?
As would be expected, the 2009 M&E report is
specifically targeted at DRGs funded MDGs
projects and programmes that were executed with
funds from the 2009 budget appropriations. Since
the life of projects extend over multiple years, the
report does not pretend to provide a composite
picture of the cumulative impact of DRG
investments as observed in 2009. Neither is the
report in a position to attribute the overall impact
of DRGs investments on the achievements of the
MDGs in Nigeria since DRG expenditures only
represent a fraction of the total expenditure on
effort to achieve the goals at the Federal, state and
local government levels.
The attempt made in this report to present a Goalsbased
picture of achievements, though regarded as
strength, is not without limitations especially
relating to the fact that the original conceptual
framework for the DRG funded activities was
sector-based. The report is thus, a transition point
in OSSAP-MDGs‘ efforts to contextualise DRG
expenditures and situate the impact of the efforts
of every stakeholder in their individual and
collective quest towards a poverty-free nation. By
presenting this picture, it is hoped that the new
leaders of various government structures can
speedily join the race towards achieving the
MDGs.
Furthermore, the NMET is aware that OSSAP-
MDGs and the country‘s policy makers are no
longer satisfied with the assessment of the
organisational activities and outputs of DRGs
projects but are more interested in actual outcomes
of DRGs investments. Even though the report falls
short of providing an assessment of the outcomes
of the DRGs investments monitored in 2009, its
focus is on whether or not the desired OSSAP-
MDGs outcomes can be placed in a situation to
know if the investments are on track, represents a
major step forward.