The time to act is now! Programme Coordinator, Centre LSD Uchenna Arisukwu announced this recorded progress at a press … The logic is that if government and citizens embrace open government pr… Tonu works as the Lead on Thematic Engagement at the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Secretariat. The OGP team consist of Edetaen Ojo, executive director of the Lagos-based Media Rights Agenda (co-chair for Nigeria, representing civil society) and a delegation from the OGP Secretariat in Washington, DC comprising Carey Kluhz, Theophilous Chiviru, Maureen Karivki and Mukenu Dimba. NIGERIA OGP NATIONAL ACTION PLAN. Right now we have OGP Secretariat in Nigeria that has gone ahead to create a National Action Plan that was a co-creation of government and the citizens, so if the country fails to implement the principles of the partnership, the international community will deem it as unserious and that may cost it its place in the partnership”. Executive Director, Media Rights Agenda and Co-Chair of the NSC Edetaen Ojo in his remarks explained that the Secretariat of the OGP Nigeria is undergoing a re-structuring to enable it respond more effectively and efficiently to the current needs of OGP Nigeria. All the members are committed to set a multi-state and a multi-stakeholders level approach to achieve transparency, accountability and efficiency in governance. The plan consists of fourteen commitments under four areas: Fiscal Transparency; Anti-Corruption; Access to Information; and; Citizen Engagement. The minister said that this development underscored the progress the country was making in the anti-corruption fight. 4. Kaduna state like Nigeria, joined OGP at the global level as one of the 20 sub-nationals to sum up the total membership of the organisation to 99 globally. Nigeria is slowly moving out of the emergency room- but has much to do to work itself back to full health. “We are grateful to the OGP Nigeria Secretariat led by the Hon. The time to act is now! 5. President Buhari has been invited to the 4th Global OGP summit to be held in Paris, France, between the 7th and 9th of December 2016. It is expected that the announcement of the approval of the Nigerian National Action Plan will be made at that event. Steps need to be taken to make Imo people own the OGP process, to ensure effective implementation, lest it becomes another elitist initiative. He said the country was resolute in the fight against corruption, noting that the OGP secretariat had confirmed that Nigeria was now a participating country. It commissioned three case studies to identify opportunities and challenges in the implementation of natural resource commitments and to document how civil society participates in the development of these commitments in different contexts. The Coordinator, OGP National Secretariat, Abuja, Benjamin Okolo who spoke through the Program’s Team Lead, Chidinma Ilechukwu, noted that through OGP, Nigeria has sustained its efforts at fighting against corruption, sharing information on public resource management, increasing civil society engagement in decision making and harnessing new technologies to strengthen governance. While we await a Letter from the OGP Nigeria National Secretariat, accepting Imo State’s application, the foundation needs to be laid for a smooth implementation of OGP principles in Imo State. The meeting which was facilitated by Nigeria's OGP Secretariat with support from DFID’s Partnership to Engage, Reform and Learn (PERL) was an opportunity for d elegates to discuss challenges, opportunities and the way forward for implementing open governance in Nigeria. Nigeria then started the process of producing a National Action Plan. By YUSUF GOJE – “Both the government and CSOs are to implement the OGP and are accountable for its success or failure. Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami SAN, for the trust reposed in us. Kindly fill this form to enable the secretariat collect information with which to kick-start the implementation of Nigeria's second Open Government Partnership (OGP) National Action Plan (NAP). On 27th July, 2016, Nigeria was confirmed as a participating country by the OGP Secretariat. And then there was the designation, in 2017, of President Buhari as the African Union’s 2018 ‘Anti-corruption Champion’. This case study focuses on Nigeria and its OGP commitment on oil transparency. The consultancy shall run for a maximum One Hundred and Eighty (180) Working Days in 2020 the contract shall be renewed based on satisfactory performance and no objection from the World Bank. The Open Government Partnership (OGP) is a multilateral initiative that aims to secure concrete commitments from national and sub-national governments to promote open government, empower citizens, fight corruption, and harness new technologies to strengthen governance. In 2019, the former Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Mr Tunde Fowler, said that Nigeria loses about $15bn (N5.37tn at N358/dollar) to tax evasion annually. Hello OGP Nigeria Stakeholder, We hope you are staying safe and adhering to social distancing measures. S/He shall provide a detailed report of his/her services at the end of the contract. Following the President’s approval, the NAP will be submitted to the OGP secretariat for review and approval. The time to act is now! Steps need to be taken to make Imo people own the OGP process, to ensure effective implementation, lest it becomes another elitist initiative. While we await a Letter from the OGP Nigeria National Secretariat, accepting Imo State’s application, the foundation needs to be laid for a smooth implementation of OGP principles in Imo State. Thank you. Nigeria was formally admitted into OGP in July 2016. "At the moment, we have seven states including Kano, Ebonyi, Anambra, Niger, Abia, Enugu and Kaduna have signed into the OGP while Kogi, Jigawa and … While we await a Letter from the OGP Nigeria National Secretariat, accepting Imo State’s application, the foundation needs to be laid for a smooth implementation of OGP principles in Imo State. Tari Wills is a Program Officer within the OGP Secretariat in Nigeria (@OGPNigeria). Fadeyi expressed gratitude to the leadership of OGP Nigeria for supporting the vision of the Akin Fadeyi Foundation. Nneka Eze of the OGP Nigeria Secretariat also attended the meeting. The National Action Plan was approved in December 2016 and the implementation started in January 2017. While we await a Letter from the OGP Nigeria National Secretariat, accepting Imo State’s application, the foundation needs to be laid for a smooth implementation of OGP principles in Imo State. Steps need to be taken to make Imo people own the OGP process, to ensure effective implementation, lest it becomes another elitist initiative. Kaduna state was the first state that signed into OGP at the subnational level." While we await a Letter from the OGP Nigeria National Secretariat, accepting Imo State’s application, the foundation needs to be laid for a smooth implementation of OGP principles in Imo State. The 1st NAP was approved by the President and unveiled at the OGP Global Summit held in Paris in December, 2016 which after was delivered to the OGP International Secretariat. A citizens’ budget template has already been developed by the OGP secretariat and a learning event that took place in Abuja on Thursday, February 28 to test it by officials from eight states - Kano, Kaduna, Niger, Nassarawa, Kogi, Kwara, Jigawa and Yobe. With the approval of the NAP II by the President and its submission to the OGP … Steps need to be taken to make Imo people own the OGP process, to ensure effective implementation, lest it becomes another elitist initiative. Nigeria OGP Secretariat. ABUJA - The Secretariat of the Open Government Partnership, OGP, has denied insinuations that it lacked transparency and accountability in the management of its funds. Also speaking, the Executive Director of Media Rights Agenda and Co-Chair of NSC, Edetaen Ojo in his remarks informed that the Secretariat of the OGP Nigeria is undergoing a re-structuring to enable it respond more effectively and efficiently to the current needs of OGP Nigeria. A large dose of the OGP is exactly what it needs. She works with OGP staff, Steering Committee and partners to ensure that the 99 countries and localities that are OGP members can use the platform to deliver on reforms in priority thematic issues like anti-corruption and priority sectors such as the extractive industries. The time to act is now! Friday Odeh is the Country Director for Accountability Lab Nigeria … OGP NIGERIA NATIONAL ACTION PLAN (2017 – 2019) 7 leadership of the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami SAN for taking the lead to make this happen. ‎”Nigeria joined the OGP for the purpose of transparency and accountability. Stanley Achonu is the Civil Society Adviser at Nigeria Open Government Partnership (OGP) Secretariat - a multi-stakeholder entity currently based in the Federal Ministry of Justice - tasked with ensuring CSO participation and co-creation in implementation of Nigeria’s OGP National Action Plan (NAP). So, OGP means an equal partnership between government and citizens – represented by the civil society, trade groups and private sector – with the aim of addressing issues that affect the common man,” says Stanley Achonu, the civil society adviser at Nigeria’s OGP secretariat. So, OGP means an equal partnership between government and citizens – represented by the civil society, trade groups and private sector – with the aim of addressing issues that affect the common man,” says Stanley Achonu, the civil society adviser at Nigeria’s OGP secretariat. The time to act is now! OGP held a Public Sensitisation event on the establishment of the Beneficial Ownership Registered by the Companies and Allied Matters Act. The Ministry of Justice is co-ordinating activities to operationalise OGP in Nigeria. Nigeria joined the OGP in July 2016 and has formulated a national OGP action plan. Steps need to be taken to make Imo citizens own the OGP process, to ensure effective implementation, lest it becomes another elitist initiative. Duration of the Consultancy The consultancy shall be time based. I have been told by the OGP Secretariat, that Nigeria was this year, elected into the global steering committee of the Open Government Partnership (OGP). Nigeria joined the OGP in July 2016 and has formulated a national OGP action plan. The plan consists of fourteen commitments under four areas: Fiscal Transparency; Anti-Corruption; Access to Information; and; Citizen Engagement. Our own role in the OGP National Secretariat is to keep pushing that the MDAs do the right thing but we are not an implementation agency. 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