Nigeria has in recent years been battling different
security and governance challenges which manifest in the form of impunity,
mismanagement of resources, human rights violations, corruption, bad governance
and insecurity. CLEEN Foundation in a recent
study on governance and
security in the south east found among other things decline and marginalization
of South East region of Nigeria, crime and insecurity, victimhood and poor governance etc. Key findings from the study
reveal strong and casual link between poor governance and insecurity.
It also shows that politics
drives insecurity while lack of implementation of policies and reforms engender insecurity in
form of backlash and leads to declining social capital.
In
an effort to strengthen the governance structures at the communal and local
levels to provide support for promoting public safety and security, the CLEEN
Foundation is partnering with the Ford Foundation to implement a project aimed
at promoting governance and security in the South East geopolitical Zone. This builds
on the lessons learnt from research and the implementation of other governance
and security projects in Nigeria.
The CLEEN Foundation under the
auspices of its South East Governance and Security Project organized the second
“Governance
and Security Forum” at Abakaliki LGA Secretariat Hall, Ebonyi State on
Tuesday 3rd November 2015.
The Transitional Committee Chairman of Abakaliki
LGA, Hon. Peter Nwaogbaga in his speech, thanked CLEEN Foundation and partners
for convening the forum. The Forum brought together a cross section of
over 70 participants drawn from Abakaliki LGA including experts and
stakeholders from civil society organizations, security agencies, traditional
institutions and other stakeholders within the region.
The Forum provided an opportunity
for both structured and informal reflection on governance and security issues
in the South East in general and particularly in Ebonyi State. Participants
discussed and proffered solutions to identified
challenges.
CLEEN Foundation is also engaged in building
the capacity of community leaders and security agencies on conflict prevention,
community policing, and educating them on negative effects of corruption to
governance and security.
Presentations at the forum were aimed at educating
participants on community policing and to facilitate discussions on safety,
security and governance which contribute also to the adoption of the monthly
NPF/VPS Coordination Meeting and Community Accountability Forum (CAF) that CLEEN
Foundation and Justice for All (J4A) are implementing in seven states in
Nigeria.
From Abakaliki, the “Governance
and Security Forum” moves to Ebonyi LGA on 5th November and
thereafter to Enugu South LGA on 11th November, 2015.
For more information on the
project, please contact cleen@cleen.org or
visit www.cleen.org. You can also follow us
on twitter @cleenfoundation
or like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CLEENFoundation/
1 comments:
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