President Bola Tinubu’s aides on Public Engagement have been instructed to initiate citizens’ engagement across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones.
This comes after the president’s nationwide broadcast, in which he called for an end to the #EndBadGovernance protests and expressed his willingness to engage in dialogue.
According to the Head of Media, Presidential Community Engagement Office, Ms. Seun Ajayi, the six Senior Special Assistants to the President on Community Engagement have been tasked with returning to their communities to engage directly with citizens.
Their mission is to ensure that the President’s policies and programmes are well understood and that public feedback is incorporated into the government’s agenda.
The statement read, “The whole idea is to strengthen the relationship between the government and its citizens… The newly established Presidential Community Engagement Office is leading this initiative.”
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The office has introduced the Citizens’ Assembly, a nationwide programme designed to ensure that the voices of the people are heard and considered in national decision-making processes.
In his address, President Tinubu urged organisers of the #EndBadGovernance protests to “suspend any further protest and create room for dialogue, which I have always acceded to at the slightest opportunity.”
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He emphasized the need for all hands on deck to work together to reshape Nigeria’s destiny.
The Citizens’ Assembly was launched on July 29 at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Community Engagement (North Central), Abiodun Essiet.
Essiet highlighted the disconnect with Local Government Councils in Nigeria and noted that President Tinubu appointed six SSAs on Community Engagement across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones in September 2023 as part of the administration’s agenda to improve governance through strategic citizen engagement.
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