Sokoto CSOs queue into USAID State2State advocacy, monitoring plans
Onuminya Ochowechi
Civil Society Organization based in Sokoto state, have resolved to queue into the harmonized advocacy and monitoring plans and update of USAID State2State action plans for the next quarter.
This resolution was adopted at a one day meeting, organized by USAID State2State, to update CSOs on implementation of the last quarter’s action plan.
USAID State2State local government manager, Abdullahi Shagari, who stood in for USAID State2State Citizen Engagement/Capacity Building Specialist, highlighted the the objectives of the meeting to include, review of citizens participation in the 2024 budget process, identification of Community Development Chartered, CDC, projects captured in the 2024 budget.
The meeting also focus on the identification of citizens economic priority projects by private sector captured in the 2024 budget.
OGP Co-Chair in the state, Dr Auwal Ahmed Musa, in his presentation, pointed out that partnering CSOs reviewed the state action plan with regards to the four pillars of Open Government Partnership, OGP, a global partnership with over one hundred countries where Sokoto state, enlisted as one of the two hundred sub-nationals in February, 2022.
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OGP four pillars focus on fiscal responsibility; transparency and accountability in government; citizens engagement in governance and use of technology in governance.
Moving forward, Dr Auwal said, “we are conducting the Community Development Chartered, CDC, programme on our own as CSO in fifty five wards under five local government area of Tambuwal, Wamakko, Sokoto North, Sokoto South and Gwadabawa respectively.
“The CDC will also be done for the 2025 budget as, we are tracking the 2024 budget to look at the implementation of citizens suggestion that appeared in the budget.”
