Governor Inuwa Yahaya Meets World Bank Delegation On Early Years Development, Country Partnership Priorities

Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, has held a meeting with a high-level World Bank delegation led by the Country Director, Mr. Mathew Verghis, on the sidelines of the Northern States Governors’ Forum meeting in Kaduna.

The World Bank delegation had earlier delivered a comprehensive presentation titled “Country Partnership Priorities and the Early Years Opportunity” before the Northern Governors.

The presentation focused on strengthening collaboration with subnational governments to advance human capital development, scale investment in early childhood programmes and accelerate socio-economic progress across Northern Nigeria.

The World Bank team comprised Mr. Mathew Verghis, Country Director; Ms. Ritgak Tilley-Gyado, Team Lead for the Stunting and Early Years Programme; Mr. Taimur Samad, Operations Manager; and Ms. Tina George, Lead Social Protection Specialist.

Governor Inuwa Yahaya, whose administration has consistently placed human capital development at the centre of Gombe State’s reform agenda, emphasized the importance of sustained partnerships in addressing the challenges facing children, women and vulnerable populations, particularly in areas such as nutrition, early childhood education, social protection, and community health.