Anambra Civil Society Network, ACSONET, a platform for citizens’ stakeholders and non-state actors has lauded Governor Willie Obiano for enhancing the civic space participation.
Speaking to newsmen, the chairman of ACSONET, Prince Chris Azor, who doubles as the citizens co-chair, Open Government Partnership, OGP, noted that the governor has opened wider the civic space for civil society organizations to thrive, adding that his citizens-friendly reforms and infrastructural projects have led to unprecedented development of the state since seven years he mounted the leadership position.
The projects according to Prince Azor included the twenty million naira community choose-your-project initiative, Open Government Partnership and the Anambra State Community and Social Development Project, a World Bank-assisted initiative that has delivered about two hundred and fifty micro infrastructure projects, cutting across health, education, water, electricity, housing and agriculture sectors among others.
According to the chairman, Anambra State stands up to be counted among states that are compliant with global best practices of governance integrity, calling on all citizens to join hands and support Obiano’s administration.