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By Jacinta Nwachukwu
An NGO, the Public and Private Development Centre (PPDC) says it is necessary for government to continuously engage with relevant stakeholders to ensure that the dividend of democracy reaches the average Nigerian.
Mr Shittu Jubril, the Chief Executive Officer, PPDC, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja.
Jubril said the most transparent and governable society was possible when citizens were actively informed and engaged.
As civil society, our expectation is that the consultation which the new administration has started will continue to be all inclusive and engaging in a more transparent and cohesive manner.
This will ensure that the dividends of democracy and governance reaches the average Nigerian.
Access to information, access to the decisions that are being made and being part of the decisions are things we try to promote, he said.
Jubril said that PPDC had been in existence for 20 years as a civil society organisation promoting good governance and citizens engagement.
He added that one of the centres thematic areas was procurement covenant, saying this was about how government resources were utilised for the provision of health care, transportation and infrastructure such as schools.
According to Jubril, for government to be effective, it has to deal with the allocation of resources.
What we then do is to ensure that these allocations are transparent and accountable, and that would not exist where there is a rule of law and there is no impunity.
He, therefore, commended President Bola Tinubu for stating clearly in his inaugural speech that his administration would adhere to the rule of law. (NAN)(www.nannews.ng)
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Edited by Oluyinka Fadare/Folasade Adeniran
Source: NAN News