CSOs Pledge to Sustain Demand for Implementation of Ongoing Reforms in the Extractive Sector

Civil Society Organizations pledge to sustain the demand, for implementation of all ongoing reforms in the extractive sector, and for improved and effective Niger Delta institutions (NDIs). They made this commitment at the end of the 2-day National Dialogue for Legislative and Policy Reforms on Extractive Sector which held on September 17 – 18, 2018 in Abuja. The partners resolved to continue to collaborate to promote multi stakeholder approach to development both at the national and State levels and protect the civic space.  They resolved to sustain engagement to demand the implementation and realization of all commitments and ongoing initiatives by the respective MDAs. These include the Commitments in the OGP National Action Plan, remedial action from NEIYI Reports and the establishment and uploading of an online Dashboard of Projects in the Niger Delta Region by the Ministry of Niger Delta (MND) and Ministry of Petroleum Resources (MPR). Government officials from the Ministry of Niger Delta, Ministry of State for Petroleum Resources, State Oil Producing Areas Development Commissions and Nigeria Extractive Transparency Initiative were present at the event which was organized by the Accountability in Extractive cluster led by Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Center (CISLAC), the Effective Niger Delta Institutions led by Africa Network for Economic and Environment Justice and Leadership Initiative for Transformation and Empowerment (LITE-Africa) with the support of USAID SACE project and PIND foundation.