General Information
Mubi South is one of 21 Local Government Areas of Adamawa State, having 11 wards. Gude, Njenyi, and Fali are the major tribes in Mubi South LGA. The LGA was renamed Madinatul Islam by the Jihadist group Bok haram in 2014 when they captured the town under their control. The crises left Mubi South and its people suffering from many setbacks, and as such, became one of the LGAs where CPSP was conducted to improve their level of security through setting up early warning and early response mechanisms
FINDINGS
According to our findings, a total of 24 meetings were held, 23 community issues were identified, 39 Advocacies were conducted, and the CPSP platform solved 18 issues over a period of 24 months. The project would have impacted more and solved so many community problems. But, the project suffered some financial challenges during its first implementation. More than 30,000 people benefited both directly and indirectly from the project.
activites
Improper waste disposals (Blockage of drainages)
Salihu Hamidu Yelwa “The approach adopted by CPSP in intervening on the issue of dumping of trash/refuse in residential areas is quite commendable. The subcommittee assigned with the responsibility of carrying out sensitization to the inhabitants did quite well; the selfless service of the CPSP committee in paying advocacy visit and lodging complaints to the state government has fixed by the brought light at the end of the tunnel, motivated members of the community to participate in cleaning/renovating drainages. The maintenance culture of our people is too poor”. communities.
Lack of health facility
Based on observation and at the time of this report, there seems to be a decline in the rate at which some communities access health services due to distance and other factors from their communities. The intervention of the CPSP has helped us pay advocacy visits to the state primary health care and we are assured of having health care soon.
Youths taking the law into their own hands
Adamu Matakam “Vigilantes were met and strategies on how to engage youths on the best ways for them to disengage from taking the law into their hands, a resolve was made that through effective communication and partnership with security personnel in sensitizing the youths on the ill effects and dangers of taking the laws into their hands, and the repercussions associated with it. The CPSP members were able to pass the message across to the youths”.
Road Accidents
Ahmadu FRSC “The National Union of Road Transport Workers NURTW pledged to caution their members to follow laid down traffic regulations. Through the ongoing sensitizations and dialogue, the rate of occurrence of accidents has considerably reduced because of the work plans put in place by CPSP”.
OBSERVATIONS
Effective teamwork was observed among members of the CPSP in Mubi North in reporting and giving feedback on the task assigned and carried out. At the same time, community mobilization in reaching out to people has been poor due to a constraint on funds. A lot has been done, but we were able to interview few
FINDINGS BASED ON IMPACT
Effective collaboration among the CPSP committee and security agents within the local government has benefited and aided the return of peace and sanity in the community. People have improved confidence in CPSP, because ideas have been born to mitigate and solve problems affecting the community by the committee.
recommendations
- The LGA Authority and Traditional Council should be included in helping to provide a health facility in areas of concern.
- Provision should be made for IEC materials for public enlightenment and adult education.
- Considering the success of the project community interventions in stabilizing Mubi North LGA peace of Adamawa State, these should be continued, scaled-up and extended to cover more LGAs and senatorial design while targeting a larger number of beneficiaries.
- Design of similar projects should afford more time to achieve the expected outcomes.
- Capacity building should be a continuous process and be extended to cover building the capacity of local CSOs, local authorities, members of Local Councils, and local leaders, enabling them to achieve peace and fully address conflicts in their areas.