Nigerians Can Now Track Projects as FG Unveils Upgraded Performance Tracking App

As part of its promise to make project delivery transparent in real time, the Federal Government has unveiled an upgraded Citizens’ Delivery Tracker App.

The tracker, app.cdcu.gov.ng is designed to enable Nigerians view and monitor the deliverables and key performance indicators for all ministries, with a view to giving their own assessment. It is available both Google Play Store and Apple Store.

Special Adviser to the President on on Policy and Coordination, who doubles as Head of the Central Delivery Coordination Unit, CDCU, Hadiza Usman, made the disclosure in Abuja on Monday at the go-live event of the app.

She pointed out that the initiative is in tandem with President Bola Tinubu’s promise at the Cabinet Retreat for ministers, presidential aides and others to ensure that his administration integrated Nigerians as part of tracking management process of the government.

According to her, in arriving at the deliverables and key performance indicators, KPIs, the CDCU, in collaboration with development partners and consultants, held numerous bilateral meetings with ministers, permanent secretaries, and their respective technical teams over a period of six weeks.

“The bilateral sessions looked at the mandate of the respective ministries in line with the Presidential Priority Areas and arrived at the final deliverable and KPIs.’’

She noted that the Citizens’ Delivery Tracker is an important application which offers Nigerians the opportunity to view priority programmes and projects of the Federal Government on their devices.

“We upgraded this application through consultations with a wide spectrum of stakeholders and it is now ready for use.

“The CDCU has also developed a Delivery Reporting Framework and Template, to accurately assess and report the performance of Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs).

“We are adopting international best practices and utilising globally recognised performance indicators and benchmarks to assess the performance of MDAs in the implementation of government priority programmes, projects, and policies.

“Accordingly, I have the pleasure to inform you that the Citizens’ Delivery Tracker Application is available at the URL: app.cdcu.gov.ng. “It will be available for download on the Google Play Store and in the Apple Store within the next month,’’ Usman said.

While making her remarks, Development Director, Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, UK, Cynthia Rowe, commended the initiative, noting that she was proud of UK-Nigeria partnership.

“This morning, this tracker and the ministerial performance management system are all about trust between governments and its citizens.

“Citizens want to know that their government is not only delivering for them, but they also want to have a say in shaping their own priorities,’’ she said.

Team Lead, Foreign Commonwealth Development Office, FCDO-PERL, Ifeanyi Peters, expressed happiness over the effort put in the project before it came to fruition. 

According to him, the upgrade was to make sure the app captured its real essence as well as being more accessible to the citizens.

Also speaking at the event, Co-Chair (Non-State Actors) Open Government Partnership, Nigeria, Obialunanma Nnaobi-Ayodele, pointed out that she was excited to be at the go-live event of the Citizens’ Delivery Tracker App, adding that the unveiling of app underscored the current administration’s commitment to improving citizens’ participation, engagement and inclusion in the governance process. 

“It is my hope that Nigerians for whom it was created, will utilise this app to its fullest potential and contribute to improving public service delivery across of the priority sector."