
On Wednesday 20th September 2023, in Yola, Adamawa state, Northeast Nigeria, Savannah Centre for Diplomacy, Democracy and Development continued its Regional Consultative Forum under the ๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฎ๐ (๐๐๐๐) project funded by the MacArthur Foundation, under it’s “Enhancing Citizens Engagement of Accountability and Social Inclusion Issues around Election’
The meeting X-rayed the theme: ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐E๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐. ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐.
๐๐ฆ๐. ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ก๐ข ๐๐ฆ๐๐ค๐ข, nooc, fsma, a seasoned diplomat and former SSA to the President Mohammadu Buhari on International Affairs, brought to the fore universal perspectives on theย ๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ. He emphasised that the advancement of Nigeria is the collective responsibility of both the leaders and the led.
Ms. Halima Oiza Sadiq, Executive Director, Chachavivi Women and Girl Child Development Foundation (CCWGDF) also shared perspectives on ๐๐ง๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง’๐ฌ ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ขal ๐๐จ๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ.
The participants from different structures of the Northeast alluded to the need for collective effort in bringing to reality the nation that all desire. The Centre deeply appreciates the MacArthur Foundation for its continuous funding and support towards attaining social cohesion in Nigeria.