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Statement Of Nigerian Csos To The Fourth High Level Forum On Aid
Effectiveness Busan, Korea
Newsdiaryonline Thur Dec 1,2011
Attah :In Korea
We members of the Civil Society Organizations being a sub-sect
of the global Civil Society and part of the Nigerian delegation
to the Fourth High Level Forum (HLF-4) on Aid Effectiveness,
Busan, South Korea identify with all poor, vulnerable,
marginalized, and excluded people in Nigeria and the world at
large for whom we are engaging the HLF processes. About ten
Nigerian delegates drawn from Government, Media and Civil
Society are attending the HLF-4 with five representing various
Civil Society Organizations participated in the HLF-4.
We commit to the global Civil Society Statement to the HLF4 and
reaffirm our support to the processes that would ensure efforts
at improving aid delivery actually catalyzing growth and
development which would ultimately end aid dependence.
We value our inclusion as equals at the HLF-4 negotiating table
alongside governments and donors; expect to replicate this
practice at our country level and; welcome the opportunity to
join world leaders, governments, donors, parliamentarians,
private sector,
international institutions and the media
to forge a new consensus on effective aid and development
effectiveness.
From
Paris, through Accra to Busan
We note with deep concern that donors and partner governments
have dwelt more on politics rather than aid and development
effectiveness and as such failed to deliver on the majority of
their pledges made in the Paris Declaration and the Accra Agenda
for Action. This has left unfinished business that must now be
completed through bold decisions that outline time-bound and
clear targets.
In Nigeria,
we note the increasing role of the stakeholders especially the
private sector and the government in managing Official
Development Assistance (ODA) flows since
Accra and the poor information flows. For
instance, of over $1.6bn ODA flow to Nigeria,
the National Planning Commission, charged with the
responsibility of coordinating ODA on the part of Nigerian
Government was able to track only roughly $400m. This scenario
is a complete negation of the principles of harmonization and
mutual accountability of ODAs as enshrined in the PD and Accra
Agenda for Action (AAA). This situation clearly makes ODA
ineffective in Nigeria.
Strengthening Partnership for Effective Development
In the light of the above,
we call for a development cooperation architecture that more
effectively promotes equity, justice and a rights-based approach
to development which considers the present reality of Nigeria as
a developing country as provider and recipient of cooperation;
guarantees full and genuine multi-stakeholder participation; and
deepens the accountability of all actors for meeting their
development commitments. We call on donors to be more
transparent with Nigerian government and Civil Society for aid
effectiveness.
South-South Cooperation and Triangular Cooperation
We recognise that South-South Cooperation and Triangular
cooperation has been a hall mark of Nigerian foreign policy even
as we recognise both cooperation as a vehicle for enhanced
knowledge sharing and creation. We urge our government to deepen
engagement in the various processes to promote our South-South
development agenda even as we work to strengthen our North-South
partnerships and collaborations. By this, Nigeria would be fulfilling her own
role of building a new global partnership for effective
development cooperation.
Government CSOs Partnership
We note
the
partnership between the Nigerian Government and Civil Society
Organisations on Aid and Development issues,
and therefore welcome the establishment
of
a Civil Society Fund on Results, Aid Effectiveness and
Accountability. We also appreciate the Alignment, Effectiveness,
Result Accountability Initiative (AERA), an initiative of the
Nigerian Parliament, the National Planning Commission and Civil
Society Organisations, CSOs which we believe will strengthen
Parliamentary role in budgeting, aid effectiveness, results and
accountability for resources, support the National Planning
Commission and the Ministry of Finance in its aid policy as well
as strengthen institutional mechanism for aid coordination,
results and performance. We urge the
Nigeria
government to deepen its partnership with civil society by
expanding the current space for engagement.
SIGNED
1.
Mr. Leo Atakpu
Deputy Director: Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice ANEEJ
2.
Dr. D. Tola
Winjobi
National Coordinator: Open Forum for Development Effectiveness
3.
Mohammed B. Attah
Africa
Regional Coordinator: World Association of Non-Governmental
Organisations
4.
Mrs. Bose Iro-Nsi
Executive Director:
Women's Rights and Health Project.
5.
Dr. Lola Dare
Chief Executive: Centre for Health Sciences Training, Research
and Development
Busan,
South Korea,
December 1, 2011.
Th
This is the document referred to in the Witness
Statement on Oath of Clifford O. Kokogho as
“Exhibit
COK.2”
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