CSOs, FG Partner To Strengthen Governance, Anti-Cultism Policy

Some Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have collaborated with Federal Government to strengthen governance by promoting anti-corruption policy in the country.
The Executive Director, Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), Rev. David Ugolor, said this at a mid- term review meeting on “ Enhancing Anti-corruption and Social Inclusive Reform Initiative in Nigeria” on Monday in Abuja.
Ugolor said the NGOs were ready to deepen effort to sustain government initiative to tackle corruptions.
The Tide source reports that the project is being implemented by ANEEJ and eight partners as part of the Strengthening Civil Advocacy and Local Engagement (SCALE) project.
SCALE project is a 5-year project being implemented by Palladium and its resource partners with funds from United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
The source further reports that the project is designed to enhance local civil society organisasation‘s ability to be positive and responsible change agents in Nigeria.
Ugolor said such assistance from CSOs to sustain government initiatives would improve integrity of the Nigeria among the comity of nations.
He said the 5-year project was to promote and engage in anti-corruption policy reforms in Abia, Edo, Delta, Imo, Ondo, Rivers and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
According to him, the project is also designed to address reform issues within the interventionist agencies set up to develop the Niger Delta region by both the Federal and State governments such as Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).
Other places he mentioned were the oil and gas producing areas development commissions in Abia, Delta Edo, Imo and Ondo.
He said the CSOs considered the project as important to promote and engage in anti-corruption policy reforms at both the national and sub-national levels with the ultimate goals of strengthening governance to deliver development goals to citizens.
He further said that the project would contribute to the eradication of corruption in Nigeria by addressing poverty and inequality among Nigerian people.
“The cluster organisations are 21st Century Community Empowerment for Youth and Women Initiative, Abuja; Community Empowerment and Development Initiative (CEDI), Wari, Delta State and Community Heritage Watch for Development Initiative, (KAI) Akure, Ondo State.
“Christian Fellowship and Care Foundation (CFCF), Owerri, Imo State; Foundation for Environmental Rights, Advocacy and Development (FENRAD), Aba, Abia State; Gender and Development Action (GADA) Port- Harcourt, Rivers States”.