Awosika Urges FG To Engage Citizens In Reform Process

A former Permanent Secretary within the Federal Civil Service, Dr Dere Awosika, stated public sector reforms should mirror residents’ wants and realities to realize their supposed goals.
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‎Awosika stated governments should seek the advice of affected communities and public servants earlier than implementing reforms, slightly than impose insurance policies with out understanding the challenges they face.
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‎She spoke on Friday whereas that includes on the Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation podcast, Reform Is Not a Guessing Game.
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According to her, session would assist reformers establish institutional weaknesses, perceive the pursuits of stakeholders and develop implementation methods suited to native realities.
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‎“Reforms are not supposed to be a pass down of instructions. It’s supposed to be a discussion on the weaknesses, identify them, and see that the goals that you set to meet are not being met,” she stated.
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‎Awosika, Chief Executive Officer of Josephine Consulting Ltd, stated her expertise main polio eradication efforts in Nigeria confirmed the significance of participating communities in public programmes.
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‎She defined that working with conventional and spiritual leaders helped tackle issues and construct acceptance of vaccination.
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‎“We need to build trust with the citizenry. They cannot believe us unless we trust them,” she stated.
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‎Also talking, an economist and coverage strategist, Dr Akin Olusoji-Akinyele, stated governments should get hold of suggestions from beneficiaries all through the reform course of to find out whether or not insurance policies had been assembly their wants.
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‎“The reform itself is not complete until the beneficiary has given you some form of feedback as to whether this is working,” he stated.
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