By Abdullahi Gambo
The staff of the North-East Development Commission has converge in Maiduguri, Borno state to strengthen collaboration and and processes that support the delivery of its core mandate to the people in the region.
The meeting, which started in Maiduguri, Borno State capital organised as a strategic summit, themed, “the 2026 Excellence Forum” brought together all staff of the commission from across the six states of the region including Borno, Adamawa, Yobe, Bauchi, Gombe, and Taraba
The Managing Director of the NEDC, Mohammed Goni Alkali, said the summit will examine how the principles of quality, accountability, integrity and improved service delivery can be better reflected in the day-to-day work of its staff.
Mohammed Goni Alkali, noted that the organisation’s value of standards will be determined by how they improve the commission’s work and its service to the people of the northeast.
He noted that despite the commission’s international certifications highlighting its standards, the real work is to ensuring those standards are reflected in the commission’s work and service delivery.
He emphasised on moving from standards to practice is at the heart of the 2026 Excellence Forum. Rather than focusing only on presentations, participants will work through practical exercises, simulations and real workplace situations aimed at improving collaboration, problem-solving and service delivery
The Forum follows the NEDC’s certification to five International Organization for Standardization management system standards covering Quality Management, Environmental Management, Occupational Health and Safety, Anti-Bribery Management, and Sustainable Development in Communities.
For the Commission, the focus is now on what comes after certification.
The MD further noted that the commission recognises that delivering roads, schools, healthcare facilities, water, livelihoods and other interventions across the North-East depends on the strength of the institution behind those interventions.
Goni noted that through the Excellence Forum, the Commission seeks to ensure that the standards it has adopted are not simply requirements for certification, but become part of how its people work and how the institution delivers.
Earlier in a welcome address, Acting head, Governance, Compliance and Service Reform Unit of the Commission, Barrister Fatima Dalhatu said the summit’s focus will be results oriented engagements and outcomes obtained at the conclusion shall be the basis and standards which the Commission shall utilise for the betterment of the people of the region
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