By Paul Efiong, Abuja
The AU delegation who are in Nigeria on Country Review Mission (CRM) on the Peer Review process has described Nigeria’s self-assessment report of its second peer review as excellent and amazing.
Prof. Janneh Abdoulie, Head Panelist on AU CRM, stated this in Abuja, at an interactive session with critical stakeholders, Civil Society Organisations as well as media organisations.
The UA team mission is to assess the ongoing Peer Review of member states of the African Union Development Agency and the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (AUDA/NEPAD), across the continent.
It is recalled that President Muhammadu Buhari has just given approval to Nigeria’s self-assessment of the nation’s second Peer Review report of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) for validation.
Briefing the newsmen, Abdoulie appreciated President Buhari for the foe giving approval to Nigeria’s self-assessment record to go ahead with the peer review process in the country.
“The review process in Nigeria is very professional, transparent, and impartial manner.
“It’s important that we do this and we just want to salute Nigeria for what we’ve seen so far, that the degree of inclusiveness has been very high, it’s an amazing process,” he said.
Earlier, Princess Gloria Akobundu, National Coordinator AUDA/NEPAD, commended Nigerians for their contributions to the successful outcome of the reports approved by the President.
According to Akobundu, the review will address economic challenges, good governance, food sufficiency, health challenge, security as well as political activities in Nigeria.
“We are here to inform you that the AU team is here in the country and also to inform you that we are set for validation exercise and this exercise will take us across the six geopolitical zones of the country.
“So, we are happy to have you here today because there is no way we can carry out such exercise without the respected group of society, so you are important, ” she explained.
