NEPAD Will Deliver on its Mandate, Says Akobundu

The National Coordinator/ Chief Executive Officer, African Union Development Agency- New Partnership for Africa’s Development, Princess Gloria Akobundu, has said the organisation was gradually but steadily achieving the economic transformation agenda for the continent.

Akobundu who is also Coordinator of the African Peer Review Mechanism (AUDA-NEPAD/ APRM), Nigeria said the agency was about to carry out the second Peer review in the country 11 years after the first edition was conducted.

This was contained in a statement signed by the Media Assistant to the NEPAD boss, Abolade Ogundimu.

According to the agency’s boss, the agency which was established to ensure good governance and national development, started the year 2019 by partnering and engaging various stakeholders round the country to ensure that general elections and other elections were held and successful.

“The Agency also followed up after elections by contributing its quota on how to proffer lasting solution to electoral violence, we engaged key stakeholders in a summit titled ‘Terrorism, Insurgency and Incidence of Electoral Violence in Nigeria: The Role of Security Agencies’, the recommendations is already receiving federal government’s attention,” Akobundu added.

“Another major achievement of the agency was the successful special side event jointly organised by AUDA-NEPAD/APRM and Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Nigeria at the 74th United Nations General Assembly in New York, USA,” she said.

She stated that the event which had the theme “Promotion of International Cooperation to Combat Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) and Strengthen Good Practices on assets recovery and return to sustainable Development” provided the platform for President Buhari, supported by other African leaders to further tell the world leaders to support fight against financial corruption bedevilling developing nations.

“As we enter 2020, we hope to greatly surpass our current achievements through continuous training of our staff and strategic engagement of stakeholders within our areas of mandates,” she assured.