The House of Representatives Committee on Civil Society Organisations and Development Matters has charged CSOs and development partners to fully participate in democracy and build unity with the National Assembly.
The Chairman of the Committee, Rep. Victor Obuzor, gave the charge during a meeting with CSOs and development partners on Friday in Abuja.
He advocated cohesion between CSOs and the National Assembly, stressing that it should be strengthened to ensure transparency and good governance.
According to him, the CSO often sees the enactment of laws that have to do with them as being witch-hunted. saying, “If they participated before enacting these laws, they would be doing it together in building the nation.”
Obuzor added that personal interest should not be allowed to stall collective interest, urging the labour union to show understanding at this period.
“We cannot allow our country to sink. I believe if the labour union and CSO are in good cohesion with this committee, we won’t have found them on the street protesting.
“I am so emotional about Nigeria. A healthy relationship between CSOs, development partners, and the government will only yield good fruit, and advocacy, transparency, and accountability are also very key,” he said.
Reps committee tasks CSOs, devt partners on participatory democracy