CSOs, CBOs, Youth Groups Converge on Abuja for Governance Initiatives

Civil Society Organisations, Community Based Organisations and youth groups are set to converge in Abuja for a two  day interactive session to review President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2016 governance initiatives while setting agenda for the administration in 2017.

In a press release by the National Co-ordinator, New Initiative for Credible Leadership, Reverend Samson Onwu, he said that Participants for the interactive session, drawn from the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), will apply their field experience in engaging with Nigerians in the past 12 months to make unbiased assessment of the impact of governance and policy on the populace.

Pre-event consensus building has surfaced key areas that would be receiving attention at the interactive session with the progress made in combating terrorism and dealing with other security threats by the military services identified as one of the leading issues in the year.

Other areas noted for review are the emerging economic realities and how Nigerians can exploit government policies being adopted to address existing challenges and contribute to the recovery efforts. Participants will equally assess the anti-corruption fight with a view to making input about how it can be further strengthened in view of the stiff fight back from corruption.

The session will also review development in the agricultural sector, youth employment under the N-Power programme, manufacturing and health sector among others.

The New Initiative for Credible Leadership is of the strong belief that assessing how governance performed in 2016 will provide vital information in identifying areas that can be strengthened to enable the country continue to make progress while  also making known areas that the  did not fare well and in need of improvement.

The review would flag governance issues that must be addressed in 2017 for Nigeria to be a better place since the interactive session will boldly make recommendations that are consistent with the yearnings and aspirations of Nigerians.