more about EoPSD/EaGPP

Thanks to Jeremy who mentions this blog at his own naijablog (linked at the right).
I've been reading his blog for a while, and find it interesting to keep in touch with what is happening in Naija. Nigeria has huge potential, which is why organisations such as GTZ are looking for influence there. GTZ is a limited company which usually takes on projects for the German Government, although it also works for other organisations.
The finance behind EoPSD is interesting: 60% is from the German Government and 40% from other sources, although it's not clear who these are.
This is reflected in the management of the EoPSD project which is controlled by the two "project consultants". If I were a senior manager at GTZ I should be very concerned about the effect that this is having on GTZs' image internationally.

VSO have now terminated their contract to supply people to GTZ due to the attitude of the EoPSD managers. The final straw was when GTZ were offered the services of a Nigerian living in London who has a lot of experience in minerals (rocks, not soft drinks).

GTZ complained about paying for a Nigerian specialist; they also complained about paying for the Kenyan specialists also supplied by VSO.

It is always east to make accusations of racism, but the attitude shown here by the "project consultants" raises some serious questions.