Akwa Ibom: CSO seeks participatory governance at grassroots

A civilian nine organisation, CSO, successful Akwa Ibom State, Policy Alert, has called for strengthened citizens’ engagement successful governance astatine the section level.

It noted that specified information would amended work transportation and deepen accountability.

Idorenyin Eyo of Policy Alert made the telephone during a 1 time Town hallway gathering connected ‘Governance and Citizens Engagement’ organized successful concern with Okobo section authorities with enactment from the Nigeria Youth Futures Fund, NYFF, held successful Okobo.

“Strengthening participatory governance astatine the section level remains captious to improving work transportation and deepening accountability.

“In galore communities wrong Okobo Local Government Area, citizens peculiarly younker and women person constricted entree to structured platforms for engagement with nationalist officials.

“This spread often leads to anemic feedback mechanisms, reduced transparency, and debased spot successful governance processes,” she said.

At the meeting, the Executive Chairman of Okobo LGA, represented by the Vice Chairman, Mrs Veronica Clement, called for unfastened and honorable discussions, emphasizing the import...