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[Full Text] Corruption: ANEEJ Trains Journalists, Others ~ OsazuwaAkonedo #ANEEJ #Corruption #DavidUgolor #journalists #NDDC #OsazuwaAkonedo https://osazuwaakonedo.news/full-text-corruption-aneej-trains-journalists-others/19/05/2022/ By Press Unit
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by press unit
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dash
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an address of welcome by anya executive
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director reverend david oogler at the
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two-day workshop for exos and
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journalists on enhancing advocacy skills
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on anti-corruption and social inclusive
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reform initiatives in nigeria held at
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dennis hotel abuja 19th 20th of may 2022
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protocol
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it is with great honor and pleasure that
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i welcome you all from all parts of
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nigeria to this two-day workshop for
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csos and journalists on enhancing
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advocacy skills on anti-corruption and
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social inclusive reform issues in
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nigeria under any scale project tagged
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enhancing anti-corruption social
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inclusive reform initiatives in nigeria
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the scale project is a five-year project
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being implemented by palladium and its
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resource partners with funds from you
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said it is designed to enhance local
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civil society organizations ability to
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be positive and responsible change
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agents in nigeria the enhancing
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anti-corruption and social inclusive
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reform initiatives in nigeria project is
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designed following the anchor cluster
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model adopted by palladium to promote
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and engage in anti-corruption policy
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reforms
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anya received grant on the scale project
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as anchor organization working with
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eight cluster member organizations
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spread across six states and the federal
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capital territory
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the states are abia edo delta emo ondo
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rivers and the fct abuja
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anya is working with the eight cluster
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members located in these states
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including the fct to implement and
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deliver this project
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the cluster organizations are 21st
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century community empowerment for youth
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and women initiative abuja community
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empowerment and development initiative
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cei warri delta state community heritage
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watch for development initiative kai
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akure ono state christian fellowship and
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care foundation cfcf awarie emo state
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foundation for environmental rights
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advocacy and development fenrad abba
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abby estate gender and development
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action gada port harcourt river state
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joint association of persons with
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disability jonah put edo state chapter
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and new apostolic church center for
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development ncd benin city edo state
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we consider this project as an important
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one that seeks to promote and engage in
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anti-corruption policy reforms at both
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the national and sub-national levels
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with an ultimate goal of strengthening
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governance to deliver development goals
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to citizens particularly in addressing
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poverty and inequality amongst our
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people
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it will interest you to know that aside
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the anti-corruption component the
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project is also designed to address
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reforms as well as issues of
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transparency and accountability in the
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niger delta development commission nddc
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and six oil and gas producing states
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abia delta edo emo rivers and ondo
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this explains why participation and
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cluster members were drawn from these
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states
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during the course of implementing this
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project interventions will include
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advocacy for passage slash adoption of
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pending anti-corruption bills the
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national anti-corruption strategy knox 2
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and the nddc act amendment bill
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currently before the national assembly
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the project will also support oversight
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and implementation of the nigeria's
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international anti-corruption
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asset recovery commitments oil and gas
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producing areas development commissions
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among others
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our cluster currently advocates for the
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mainstreaming of anti-corruption issues
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into the country upcoming 2023 general
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elections discourse
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some of which are already ongoing as
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csos jointly called on political
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aspirants to mainstream issues of
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anti-corruption in the upcoming general
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elections during the learning event held
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in benin city in april
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if you watch good morning show on nta
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last tuesday i spoke extensively about
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addressing corruption issues during
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elections we must move away from the
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culture and norms that promote
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corruption and create incentive for
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those who are not willing to buy boats
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induce voters and rig elections
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as you know the proceeds of crime bill
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poca has just been signed into law by
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president muhammadu buhari which gives a
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working instrument for the
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anti-corruption agencies like the efcc
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icpc and ccb to work collaboratively and
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solve corruption problems in nigeria
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since poca has been passed and accented
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too there are others on the queue such
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as the whistleblower protection bill and
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the witness protection bill
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we should work together to see how our
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collective effort can result in the
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passage of these bills and others
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the two-day workshop is specifically
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designed for csos and journalists from
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the project benefiting states
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we want to see how to enhance your
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advocacy skills on some of the issues
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highlighted above and others necessary
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to advance anti-corruption reforms in
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nigeria as well as drive transparency
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and accountability and management of oil
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revenues accruing to oil producing
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states
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after the workshop we want to see change
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agents from among us here who with the
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right knowledge having been trained can
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use the acquired knowledge to hold
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government accountable advocate and push
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for reforms and the passage of other
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relevant pending anti-corruption bills
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this is particularly important because
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the project is hinged on the premix that
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when csos and journalists are trained on
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anti-corruption and social inclusive
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reforms issues and they have the right
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knowledge and skills to engage
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government collaboratively based on
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existing data they will be able to carry
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evidence-based advocacy for reforms
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then they can also influence the
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development of policies passage of laws
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on anti-corruption and social inclusive
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reforms issues
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this is what we aim to achieve with this
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two days training and at the end develop
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advocacy plan to support the passage of
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pending anti-corruption bills and other
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anti-corruption and social inclusive
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reform issues
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i urge everyone to participate with keen
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interest and ask questions where
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necessary to put us all on track of the
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current political economic analysis and
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how we can collaboratively engage
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relevant stakeholders at both national
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and state levels to drive key reforms
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i would like to end this address by
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expressing our profound gratitude to you
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set through palladium for providing any
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cluster the grant to undertake this very
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important project at a very critical
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time of our nation's democratic match
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i also wish to appreciate each and every
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one of you for creating time to
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participate in this capacity building
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workshop for csos
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journalists
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once again i welcome you all and wish
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everyone fruitful to liberations
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thank you and god bless you all
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at view's exclusive rights press unit
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africa network for environment and
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economic justice anya may 19 2022
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