NORTH EAST CSOs PARTNERS GOV’T, PRIVATE SECTORS TO PROMOTE GOOD GOVERNANCE
Mr David Ayodele
Civil Society Organisations in the north east have resolved to partner with the government and the private sectors to adopt self-regulatory policies to promote accountability and transparency for the attainment of good governance in the region.
This formed part of the resolutions adopted at a 2-day workshop held in Yola, Adamawa State on “Scaling up the adoption of CSO Self-Regulation,” organised by Ethics and Good Leadership Awareness Initiative (EGLAI), in partnership with EU-CSO Strengthening Bridge Project.
Addressing about forty-five participants comprising the CSOs and the media, the team lead of EGLAI, Harry Udoh, said the training formed part of a national effort to strengthen accountability, transparency and regulatory compliance within the Civil Society Ecosystem.
“This workshop will help to increase public understanding of CSO self-regulation and its relevance to good governance, highlight constructive non-coercive approaches to strengthening accountability in the civic sector as well as promote informed public discourse on compliance and the role of CSOs in National Development,” he added
Harry Udoh, who submitted that self-regulation would help to build public trust and enhance donors and partners confidence, implored the media to brace up in amplifying and advancing public awareness on CSOs’ accountability and good governance initiative, saying,
“As identified CSO champions, go back to your states and step down the training.”In a remark, the Executive Director of Centre for Peace, Education and Community Development (CE-Peace-Code),
Dr. Joseph Gimba, said self-regulation would bring clarity and decency into activities of CSOs as well as reduce suspicion and misunderstanding by government and other individuals about untenable and unethical behaviours often credited to CSOs”
.Also Contributing Hajia Asmau Yahaya Executive Director of Women with disability, integrity and development initiatives expressed confidence that “Self regulation policies would improve standard within the CSOs as non will want to operate below standard and as such each will remain focused to its thematic areas and by so doing good governance will be achieved”.
The two-day workshop was attended by thirty-seven (37) CSOs and eight (8) journalists drawn from Yobe, Borno, Bauchi, Gombe, Taraba and the host Adamawa States.
