By; JACOB ONJEWU DICKSON
Partnership to Engage, Reform & Learn (PERL) Team Lead Kaduna State, Abel Adejor has said that electioneering period is over, it is time for governance and holding those elected accountable.
He expressed this while delivering the welcome address at a One-Day Review the Submission of Citizens Groups to Transition Committee and Track the Implementation held in Kaduna on Wednesday August 9, 2023.
He said prior to the elections, engagements were held with PICaN, where the gubernatorial candidates were present, where demand charter was presented to them.
“Now that we are going to look at government direction, we will look at areas in all sectors that require intervention.
“Through dialogue we will see how we can hold the government accountable,” he said.
The Partnership for Issues-based Campaign in Nigeria (PICaN) with support of Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO) funded Partnership to Engage, Reform & Learn (PERL-ECP) organised the one-day roundtable session on Review the Submission of Citizens Groups to Transition Committee and Track the Implementation.
The objectives of the session are to: Reflect on the agenda-setting activities during the 2023 gubernatorial elections with focus on influence of citizens’ demand charter, Facilitate dialogue with strategic political appointees to generate strategies to support and track the implementation of the SUSTAIN blueprint; and Jointly agree on next steps to strengthen partnership.
