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The Project identified the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) as a key
stakeholder. The main mechanism for engagement with NCF and any other
relevant NGOs will be through face-to-face meetings at key stages of project
development (eg during the EIA and at the onset of construction).
6.4 STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
This section provides an overview of the stages of stakeholder engagement in
the Project. The stakeholder engagement and disclosure process has been
divided into four stages, each having different objectives for engagement. The
key elements of each stage of the stakeholder engagement process have been
outlined in the sections that follow.
6.4.1 Stage 1: Scoping
Stage 1 sets out the process of engagement throughout the lifecycle of the
Project and involves:
• stakeholder identification and mapping; and
• initial engagement with Government authorities to inform them of the
Project.
The aim of this stage is to identify issues which would inform the focus of the
stakeholder engagement within the EIA Study. This stage of stakeholder
engagement was completed in October 2010.
6.4.2 Stage 2: EIA Study
The primary objective of Stage 2, EIA Study, is to inform local stakeholders of
the preliminary Project design, to understand their key concerns and
expectations and for the results of consultation to be incorporated into the
impact assessment and development of mitigation measures for the Project. In
order to achieve this, further engagement was undertaken with the
stakeholders consulted during the Scoping Phase, as well as with additional
stakeholder groups. Stakeholder Engagement during this phase included the
following activities:
• A series of meetings with Government departments including:
• Edo State Ministry of Lands, Surveys and Housing (Figure 6.4 and
Figure 6.5);
• MEPU (Figure 6.6);
• Edo State Rural Electrification Board;
• Edo State Ministry of Energy and Water Resources;
• Edo State Public Private Partnership office (Figure 6.);
• Unhumnwonde LGA.
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