On 31st August 2023, Savannah Centre for Diplomacy, Democracy and Development through its 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞 (𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐃) Project supported by the MacArthur Foundation held another edition of the 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐃 𝐑𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐨 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 with a focus on 𝐊𝐄𝐘 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐀𝐁𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐓 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐯𝐬 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐆𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄, 𝐋𝐎𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐎𝐌𝐘 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐘 at the Centre’s Conference Hall in Abuja.
The meeting had in attendance stakeholders and issues around current realities in the country were discussed as well as key indicators the President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR should consider for the cabinet Ministers towards achieving the government’s set objectives.
Among these is the need for Ministers to collaborate with Civil Society Organizations when implementing policies to ensure optimal utilisation of resources, especially at the local level. Also, conduct regular and impartial evaluations to ensure that ministers’ performances are continuously monitored and improvements are acknowledged.
