Abuja, Nigeria
PROMAD Infotech Foundation, the Nigeria Youth Futures Fund (NYFF), the Nigeria Open Government Partnership, and the Socio-Economic Research and Development Centre (SERDEC) have announced a new partnership to host regional dialogues for youth participation in the co-creation of Nigeria’s fourth National Action Plan (NAP IV) for the implementation of the Open Government Partnership (OGP).
The partnership is announced under the Strengthening Youth Participation in the OGP Process in Nigeria.
According to a statement signed by the leadership of the organisations and the national coordinator of OGP, the regional dialogues are a direct effort to support youth participation in the co-creation of the country’s NAP IV, currently being developed by the national OGP secretariat, to strengthen open governance and development.
The statement further disclosed that “Nigeria joined the global OGP in 2016 and developed and implemented NAP I-III between 2016-2025, which has helped the country to make progress in driving open governance, accountability and transparency initiatives.
“Despite the progress recorded, the previous NAPs lacked a deliberate focus on youth inclusion and their unique challenges that need to be captured in the development process.
“The six regional dialogues are intended to bring youth to the table and bridge the gaps identified, and build on recent efforts to mainstream youth perspectives across open government initiatives and reforms in Nigeria.”
PROMAD, supported by the European Partnership for Democracy (EPD), will lead the hosting of three regional dialogues in the South-West, South-South and North-Central.
On the other hand, NYFF will lead the hosting of the dialogues in South-East, North-East and North-West and a national convening, respectively.
“The national secretariat of OGP and SERDEC will support the implementation of activities during the regional dialogues across the six political zones of Nigeria,” the statement added.
