LAGOS STATE GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATES SIGN -OUR LAGOS-A LAGOS STATE PEOPLES CHARTER .



Democracy is all about the people, it is therefore the belief that any democratic government worth its salt must embrace accountability, citizen’s voice and participation as these are tenets of democracy.
Amb, Abimbola Junaid  talking about how the peoples  charter came to be.
With the growing awareness of the people’s power in a democracy, the organised ordinary citizens, known as the grassroots, comprising of  artisans, market women traders and men, farmers, religious groups, human rights organizations, people living with disabilities groups and women’s groups  decided to engage the gubernatorial candidates on the issues rather than  blanket promises exhibited so fa.
The Lagos State Civil Society Partnership (LACSOP).
Through a peoples charter named “OUR LAGOS”, compiled from the feedback of members of the Citizens Networks numbering over thousands in their groups and social media opinion poll, the people made specific demands of the Lagos State Gubernatorial candidates towards a people oriented government in Lagos State, come 29th of May, 2015 and beyond!
Cross section of participants.
The areas of feedback included
 1. The area of Public Service Administration:
 That institutionalized and timely access to services is paramount
 That a culture of proficient, ethical and courteous customer services be imbibed in the state. 
That independent ombudsmen across services should be set up to investigate cases of customer complaints
2.The need for the government to conform to global best practices in transparency and accountability in governance.
3.The need to enforce due diligence in the procurement system in Lagos State.
4.That Lagos State that prides itself as an open government, the center of excellence and a progressive state should domesticate the Freedom of Information Act(FOI).

These were few of the issues in the peoples’ charter, the candidates in attendance included AD, KOWA and the NCP gubernatorial candidates and they read and signed the peoples charter which becomes a social contract between them and the people should they be elected to office.


Mr Shina Byron The SW Regional Coordinator, DFID Nigeria.


Comrade Ayodele Akele the NCP gubernatorial candidate signing  the social contract



  
Oloye Victor Adeniji,  Lagos State gubernatorial candidate of the KOWA party signing the social contract

I was validating the charter here!










Mr Bolaji Ogunseye of Alliance For Democracy signing the social Contract.






The Panelists and the candidates: Henry Balogun, Yemisi Ransome Kuti, the candidates:AD, NCP and KOWA, Mr Shina Byron the SW DFID representative.  
Cross Section of Participants also included People living with Disability. (PWD).

Ms.Yemisi  Ransome Kuti,
                                Thumbs up to our democracy.!!!

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