By Innocent Anaba
LAGOS— President Bola Tinubu and Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday, urged Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, to embrace partnership with government and place national interest above all else in advancing sustainable development, accountability and good governance.
The call came at the maiden Southern Civil Society Organisation Summit held in Lagos with the theme, “Nigeria First on Sustainable Development.”
Representing President Tinubu, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, described civil society organisations as critical partners in nation-building rather than opponents of government.
According to him, the perception of CSOs as entities that merely criticise government should give way to one that recognises them as “co-architects of national resilience” whose contributions to transparency, community development and social accountability complement government efforts.
