Citizens urged to support continuity in governance

From: Femi  Oyelola, Kaduna

The  Permanent  Secretary  Kaduna  State  Planning and Budget  Commission Alhaji Bashir Mohammed has identified continuity in governance and political stability in Kaduna state as important elements in the move for peace and development.

He added that the  Civil  Society  Organizations (CSOs) have a crucial role to play in this regard.

He  asserted this during at this  during a Two-Day Technical Session on the Development of an Advocacy Brief and Strategy to increase Community Development Charter (CDC) Influence and Performance in the 23 Local Government 2024 Budgets.

Therefore called on the  CSOs to give the needed support to the administration of  Governor  Uba  Sani to be able it continues executing the several developmental projects initiated by the  Mallam  Nasir El Rufai administration in the past eight.

He assured the participants that   Gov  Sani has adopted continuity in governance to enhance the development of the state.

Alhaji Bashir, however, advised CSOs to always do a political  Economy analysis of any matter arising before diving into it, noting that doing so will get them equipped with the necessary information in their advocacy brief.

Giving credence to this the Director of Planning Kaduna State Ministry of Local  Mallam Adamu Mohammed  Liman said in the spirit of continuity the Local Government reforms  programs should be sustained.

He added that some of the reforms encouraged Community participation in deciding the  projects they need.

In his  presentation,  Yusuf Goje  said  Kaduna  Local  Government Accountability  Mechanism (KADLGAM) will continue to use

Advocacy as a longtime strategy to ensure the sustainability of the  Community  Development  Charter (CDC) in the state.

Goje said because of this  the group is working out several advocacy visits to some  stakeholders  to ensure a participatory Budget.