KOGI STATE JOINS OPEN GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP, HOLDS CAPACITY BUILDING FOR STATE AND NON STATE ACTORS ON DEVELOPMENT OF ACTION PLAN
In a letter of intent to join, dated 4th February, 2022 written by His Excellency, Governor Yahaya Bello to the Co-chairs of the National steering Committee on Open Government Partnership in Nigeria, which was followed up with an acceptance letter dated 18th March, 2022 from the Minister of State Finance, Budget and National Planning who doubles as the co- chair of the National steering Committee, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba, admits the Kogi state Government as a sub national member of the OGP.
Kogi state is the third state in the North Central after Plateau and Niger state to embrace and sign up for the Open Government Partnership initiative which is designed to promote transparency and accountability in public finance and governance.
Sequel to the letter written by the Kogi state Government to the Co-chairs of the National steering Committee(NSC) of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Nigeria and the subsequent visit to the state by the African Centre for leadership, strategy and Development(CLSD), with support of MacArthur foundation on Open Government Partnership, holds a 3days sensitization meeting on Open Government Partnership and development of action plans for Kogi state.
