Stakeholders Hail Governor Ododo Over Open Governance In Kogi

Stakeholders astatine a reappraisal gathering connected the just-concluded OGP Global Summit successful Spain person commended Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo of Kogi for his servant enactment and enactment for unfastened governance.

The radical observed that authorities government, nether the enactment of Governor Ododo, has shown readiness to articulation the elite league of inclusive openness and concern for transparent governance.

The stakeholders urged the politician to support and amplify the momentum towards inclusive openness, stronger partnerships, and transparent governance that delivers inclusive maturation and tangible benefits for each citizens of Kogi state.

They called for the enlargement of anticipatory national information successful argumentation plan and nationalist work betterment initiatives, beforehand unfastened information initiatives, state of accusation access, and proactive disclosure to deepen spot successful governance.

In the communiqué issued astatine the extremity of a one-day Post-OGP Summit 2025 cognition sharing league successful Lokoja connected Thursday, the stakeholders called for 1 100 per cent implementation of the 5 commitments of the authorities authorities via the OGP State Action Plan (SAP) arsenic directed by Governor Ododo during the unveiling of the committedness document.

Speaking connected the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Global Summit held successful Spain, stakeholders said the lawsuit was an eye-opener, revealing applicable insights, palmy models, and a wide way guardant for the implementation of Kogi State’s State Action Plan (SAP).

They noted that the lawsuit reinforced the imperative of moving with each stakeholders successful an inclusive, participatory, and constructive mode that yields tangible results for citizens.

While commending non-state actors for their committedness and sacrifice successful supporting the SAP’s design, advocacy, oversight, and implementation, stakeholders called for a civilization of accountability, citizen-centred reporting, and transparent decision-making processes, which they said indispensable stay astatine the halfway of each SAP activities.

Stakeholders were unanimous successful their request that actions and outcomes achieved from the State Action Plan should beryllium consolidated and publicised truthful that each citizens and stakeholders are good alert and capable to subordinate to specified achievements.