The Open Government Partnership (OGP), in Sokoto state, has set in machinery geared towards submitting its first annual report to the global partnership.
Towards this, all committees are mandated to submit their reports to enable the compilation of the first OGP report at a two-day quarter-three progress review of the OGP State Action Plan (SAP), implementation in Sokoto State, organised by USAID State2State.
The OGP is a global partnership with over one hundred countries where Sokoto state, enlisted as one of the two hundred sub-nationals in February 2022.
Sokoto OGP thematic areas focus on the importance of citizens’ engagement in achieving the OGP reforms and understanding the role and participation of CSOs in ensuring successful OGP SAP implementation.
Non-State Actors Co-Chair, Dr Auwal Ahmed Musa, who made presentations on the status, achievements and next steps for Sokoto state OGP SAP implementation in Sokoto State since 2022, noted that “OGP implementation in the state, tremendously improves citizens’ engagement and participation in governance.
“The implementation of OGP in the state boosted citizens engagement in the budget process and effective tracking, development of Community Development Charter (CDC), for five local government areas, and increase in GBV cases reporting and conviction.”
As part of the next step agenda, CSOs are expected to initiate and identify advocacies, publish and distribute the State Action Plan, SAP.
However, the inauguration of the reconstituted OGP Steering Committee and Technical Working Group, TWG, in line with the new administration in Sokoto state, was shifted to another date.
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