Inception Report – Action plan – Abuja, Nigeria, 2023 – 2026
- Action Plan: Action plan – Abuja, Nigeria, 2023 – 2026
Overview
Name of Evaluator
Zayyana Abubakar
Member Name
Abuja, Nigeria
Action PlanAction plans are at the core of a government’s participation in OGP. They are the product of a co-creation process in which government and civil society jointly develop commitments to open governmen... Title
Action plan – Abuja, Nigeria, 2023 – 2026
Section 1.
Compliance with
co-creation requirements
1.1 Does a forum exist?
Yes
Provide a brief explanation of your answer:
AMAC during the implementation of its first action plan constituted a steering committeeThe Steering Committee is OGP’s executive decision-making body. Its role is to develop, promote and safeguard OGP’s values, principles and interests; establish OGP’s core ideas, policies, and ru... that had equal representatives from members of civil societies and AMAC. A workshop was organized for AMAC OGP steering committee members to develop OGP local Action Plan II from the existing foundation of Action Plan I that ensures the continuity of strategies and activities that will be executed in the implementation of the AMAC OGP commitmentOGP commitments are promises for reform co-created by governments and civil society and submitted as part of an action plan. Commitments typically include a description of the problem, concrete action.... The workshop had facilitators from Open ContractingA transparent procurement process, known as open contracting, increases competition, improves public service delivery, and ensures governments better value for their money. Technical specifications: C... Partnership (OCP), OGP secretariat, FollowTaxes, and participants from AMAC, DEAN Initiative, Africa Centre for Leadership, Strategy & Development (Centre LSD), Connected Development (CODE), BudgIt Nigeria, Action AidMore and better information about aid helps partner countries and donor institutions plan and manage aid resources more effectively, parliaments and civil society to hold governments accountable for t... Nigeria, Accountability Lab (AL) and the Media. The workshop was hosted by AMAC and funded by the HEDA Resource Centre.
Provide evidence for your answer:
1.2 Is the forum multi-stakeholder?
Yes
Provide a brief explanation of your answer:
The forum has an equal number of members of CSOs and the council, in addition, due to the goal of the action plan, members of women in business were invited to join the forum.
Provide references here (e.g. interviews):
An interview was carried out by a member of the secretariat with the members of women in business to understand their challenges in bidding for contracts in the council.
1.3 Does the forum hold at least one meeting with civil society and non-governmental stakeholders during the co-creation of the action plan?
Yes
Provide a brief explanation of your answer:
Regularly meetings were held to discuss the implementation of the action plan, and the creation of the milestones and timelines.
Provide evidence for your answer:
1.4 Has the action plan been endorsed by the stakeholders of the forum or steering committee/group?
Yes
Provide a brief explanation of your answer:
A workshop was organized for AMAC OGP steering committee members to develop OGP local Action Plan II from the existing foundation of Action Plan I that ensures the continuity of strategies and activities that will be executed in the implementation of the AMAC OGP commitment. After the workshop, the steering committee endorsed the action plan 2.
Section 2.
Recommended practices
in co-creation
2.1 Does the government maintain a Local OGP website or webpage on a government website where information on the OGP Local process (co-creation and implementation) is proactively published?
No
Provide a brief explanation of your answer:
The local OGP activities were incorporated into the council website but currently, the website is down / not functioning due to administrative issues.
2.2 Did the government provide information to stakeholders in advance to facilitate informed and prepared participation in the co-creation processCollaboration between government, civil society and other stakeholders (e.g., citizens, academics, private sector) is at the heart of the OGP process. Participating governments must ensure that a dive...?
Yes
Provide a brief explanation of your answer:
A survey was done before the creation of the action plan to get stakeholders’ views action the issue they want the council to address, the result of the survey analysis resulted in the thematics agreed by the steering committee to be the goal for our second action plan
Provide references here (e.g. interviews):
2.3 Did the government ensure that any interested member of the public could make inputs into the action plan and observe or have access to decision-making documentation?
Yes
Provide a brief explanation of your answer:
We had engagement with key stakeholders to get their feedback on the implementation of the action plan.
2.4 Did the government proactively report back or provide written feedback to stakeholders on how their contributions were considered during the creation of the action plan?
Unclear
Provide a brief explanation of your answer:
The survey did not give us the option to share feedback with participants.
2.5 Was there an iterative dialogue and shared ownership between government and non-governmental stakeholders during the decision making process, including setting the agenda?
Yes
Provide a brief explanation of your answer:
A workshop was organized to understand the issues that need to be addressed for the second action plan and one of the CSOs co-sponsored the workshop with the council.
Provide references here (e.g. interviews):
2.6 Would you consider the forum to be inclusive and diverse?
Moderately
Provide a brief explanation of your answer:
Representatives of the communities through the CSO involvement were captured.
Section 3.
Initial evaluation
of commitments
1. Commitment :
Fiscal openness in the area of open contracting and public procurementTransparency in the procurement process can help combat corruption and waste that plagues a significant portion of public procurement budgets globally. Technical specifications: Commitments that aim t..., promoting transparencyAccording to OGP’s Articles of Governance, transparency occurs when “government-held information (including on activities and decisions) is open, comprehensive, timely, freely available to the pub... More, accountability, citizen’s involvement and needs collection, and inclusionOGP participating governments are working to create governments that truly serve all people. Commitments in this area may address persons with disabilities, women and girls, lesbian, gay, bisexual, tr....
1.1 Is the commitment verifiable?
Yes
1.2 Does the commitment language/activities clearly justify relevanceAccording to the OGP Articles of Governance, OGP commitments should include a clear open government lens. Specifically, they should advance at least one of the OGP values: transparency, citizen partic... to OGP values?
Yes
Provide a brief explanation of your answer:
It makes our procurement process more participatory and inclusive.
1.3 Please select one option that best describes the commitment:
A new regulationGovernment reformers are developing regulations that enshrine values of transparency, participation, and accountability in government practices. Technical specifications: Act of creating or reforming ..., policy, practice, or requirement.
Provide a brief explanation of your answer:
Our procurement policy will be reviewed and the practice for the procurement process will be more digital and inclusive.
1.4 Please select one option that best describes the commitment:
Will result in a change of the rules, practices, or policies that govern a policy area, public sector, and/or relationship between citizens and is binding or institutionalized across government or specific institution(s).
1.5 Are there any recommended changes to the design of the commitment to help improve its implementation?
The digitalization process might be challenging due to the lack of digital skills needed by the staff of the council but the steering committee has a plan to train staff on digital skills.
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