With Nigeria sustaining uninterrupted democracy for twenty years, the National Orientation Agency, NOA and The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, say, they have firmed up collaborative presets that will promote trust and drive development to the people.
They believed that, Over the years, the general perceptions about Constituency Project is a largesse disbursed, by the Executive Arms of Government to Legislatures as part of the prerequisites of office.
Although, records of past engagements have revealed that, many of the projects awarded were either abandoned, irrelevant or not even started with available funds landing at individuals private pockets.
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Given by the coming together of the two agencies of Government, they opined that, to stem-off the trending perceptions, they have designed a new framework, that brings together common elements, modules and components as well as providing the cascading style sheet for both the front-end and the back-end of the constituency projects delivery.
Delivering his remarks yesterday during a Constituency Project Town Hall Meeting in Benin City, the Director-General National Orientation Agency, NOA, Dr Garba Abari, said the New Partnership between the Agencies, is to ensure that, the vehicle of development is made to deliver the desired gains to the people.
Dr Abari explained that, when communities take ownership of these projects, there will be genuine interests to maximize profits and execute the projects to the standard required.
He added, “Community ownership will ensure Legislatures and other officials of Government are alerted when there is poor execution of these contracts and they are also held accountable. Our partnership is to change the perception so that Citizens will begin to see the projects as theirs, and therefore, make the needed contribution that will help popularize democratic models of Government in the Country”.
According to him, all through the 20-year uninterrupted flow of democracy in the country, the concern remains to deliver the desired development to the people.
The Director-general explained that most projects are sponsored to give representatives of the people, the required opportunity to identify infrastructural lapses, in their domain for government intervention and also to draw development closer to the grassroots.
On his part, the Chairman ovia-south west local government, Hon Destiny Enabulele appreciated the ICPC for their kindly intervention and urged the people to be involved because the project belongs to them.
However, for His Royal Highness, Benjamin IKhani the Ohiora of Uneme, Uzanu Etsako East, he believes that ICPC should encourage and orientate citizens to embrace the culture of prudent management.
Notable stakeholders and dignitaries from various constituency included the commissioner ICPC Edo state office, Nigerian immigration service, deputy controller correctional service Edo state and the chairman NUJ Edo state chapter attended the event.
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