Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari Addresses the OGP Virtual Leaders Summit
At the OGP Virtual Leaders Summit, H.E. Muhammadu Buhari, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, pointed to his recent assent of the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) 2020 as an example of open government in the country, enhancing corporate accountability and 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 through a new registry disclosing persons with significant control of companies.
“It is clear that governments cannot solve all of the challenges of the pandemic alone, and it is only through open governance and working with citizens that we will succeed.”
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