By Eric Ojo
PROMAD, a leading Nigerian civic tech organisation has announced its participation in the 10th session of the Conference of State Parties (CoSP10), holding in Atlanta, Georgia, United State of America.
As stakeholders gear up for the kickoff of CoSP10, which is facilitated by the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), PROMAD has also called for youth and community empowerment on accountable governance.
The conference scheduled to be held between December 11-25, will bring together state parties, civil society organizations and academia from more than 190 countries.
Founder and Executive Director of PROMAD, Daisi Omokungbe disclosed this in a statement made available to the media.
Omokungbe, who is representing the organisation at the conference said he will participate in the pre-events, main plenary sessions and side events that are in tandem with the organisation’s thematic areas and initiatives
“Specifically, I be will participating in the Young Change Makers event; Civil Society Forum; New Technologies and Public Funds Integrity: Experiences; Digitizing Public Procurement for Integrity and CSOs’ Role in Coordination between UNTOC-UNCAC Implementation”, he said.
Other events, according to him, include Action Now: Combating Corruption to Protect the Environment; Addressing the Enforcement Gap; Implementing Beneficial Ownership Reforms: Global Frameworks and Strengthening Democracy through Civic Monitoring amongst other important sessions.
He added that during the major plenary, he will join other participants from Nigeria to promote open government, open public procurement and beneficiary ownership transparency in line with Nigeria’s action plan for the conference.
He further explained that he will equally monitor commitments made by state parties, including Nigeria during the conference for PROMAD to track implementations, support state institutions and empower the youth constituency and communities to participate in governance and hold public institutions and duty-bearers accountable in Nigeria.
Omokungbe also disclosed that his organisation will leverage the conference to meet donor partners to strike new partnerships and collaborations on advancing accountability and transparency in governance in Nigeria.
He expressed appreciation to international development partners for their support toward PROMAD’s participation in COSP10 by UNCAC.