1.0 OVERALL ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS Nigeria voluntarily acceded to the APRM in 2003 and was peer reviewed in October 2008 at the First Extra-Ordinary Summit of the Forum in Cotonou, Benin Republic. The implementation of the National Programme of Action commenced in 2009 and the First Progress Report on its implementation was presented by Mr. President, His Excellency Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR, at the 14th Summit of the Forum in January 2011 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The NPoA has been mainstreamed into the national budget and the national development planning processes, including the Vision 20:20:20. 1.1 Management Structures for the National Programme Of Action: The process of domesticating APRM in Nigeria and ensuring diligent implementation of its major deliverables, specifically the NPoA, are the responsibilities of the management structures put in place to achieve its objectives. These structures are provided for in the APRM Base Document and were subsequently approved by Federal Government of Nigeria. These are as follows: a. National Focal Point (NFP): This is a very high –ranking official of the Nigerian Government charged with the responsibility to coordinate and oversee the process of domesticating APRM in the country. He provides the critical political support that is required to drive the process. The APRM National Focal Point in Nigeria is the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, an office which also coordinates all the Agencies and functions of Federal Government. b. National Council on APRM: This is a body of highly qualified Nigerians and Nigerian institutions carefully composed to reflect experience/competence in project management as well as expertise in monitoring and evaluation. 25