Organize Civil society organizations dialogue – FENRAD to Abia Government

Following the press Release by the Secretary to Abia state Government on the planned protest by faceless group claiming to be a civil society organizations in Abia state to be held today 14th June 2021 at Umuahia and Aba.

A civil society organization and Human Rights organization Foundation for Environmental Rights, Advocacy & Development (FENRAD) has called on Government of Abia state to convey a civil society organization dialogue to determine the Registered and recognized organization working in the state

Abia State Government has called the organizers to immediately cancel the program in view of the prevailing security situation in the region in particular and the nation in general.

Appearing in a Radio Program Monday 14th June 2021 at PLATFORM An interactive civil program at Real FM Aba,Abia state. The Executive Director of FENRAD Comrade Nelson Nnanna Nwafor called on the Government of Abia state to organize a Civil society organization dialogue to get updates of the Registered and recognized organization working in the state.

He advocate for government periodic dialogue with the registered and recognized civil society organization in the state to keep them abreast of the Government programme and Activities and get updated list of Working CSOs not those masquerading as CSOs while they are briefcase CSOs.

It is important that Government will create a channel of interface to be a mechanism for engagement with the civil society organization issues of Governance ,security and the Running of the State is very important for appraisal to enable the Government understand the Area they are doing well or not.

This is very important with the current economic trend and insecurity across the country. The civil society organizations constituency is a very veritable platform which will help disseminate Government Activities and be constructive in criticism if been carried along.

This initiative will be a welcome Development and strengthened community interface and knowledge of the Government programmes and Activities.

The Civil society organization are Respected all over the world for their contributions in Agenda setting and setting mechanism for Probity,transparency and Accountabliity to hold Government to hold and The Geninue organization cannot fold their hands and see miscreants desecrate the WORD Civil society for their self interest and for their belly.

The Civil society organization in the State have an organized structure with different organization working on their thematic areas of specialization.
With the increasing trend of proflieration of civil society organization by selfish individual.

It has become pertinent for stock taking and Data gathering of genuine organization and create a mechanism for Government periodic interface and dialogue with the organization on the Government programme and Activities and create a Rapid Response channel to reach the larger group in the cases of emergency and other emerging state issues.

Comrade Nelson Nnanna Nwafor. ED FENRAD.