A socio-political group, Partners for Democratic Advancement, has restated its commitment to fostering citizen–government engagement.
This was made known as the group announced the appointment of Prof. Lanre Aladeitan as its pioneer National Coordinator.
The group said in a Monday statement that it is committed to promoting civic engagement and constructive support for the reforms of President Bola Tinubu, while encouraging unity, accountability, and national development.
In the statement issued by the group’s Director of Communications & Media, Pelumi Olajengbesi, it was stated that the decision to appoint Aladeitan as the National Coordinator for the Partners for Democratic Advancement was approved by the group’s highest decision-making organ over the weekend.
He said, “The Partners for Democratic Advancement will mobilise professionals and non-partisan Nigerians to carry out objective reviews of government performance and provide constructive support to the present administration;
“Encourage youth participation in governance through education, advocacy, and community outreach;
“Provide fact-based public communication that counters misinformation;
“Strengthen citizen–government engagement by creating platforms for national and community-level dialogue and support national unity, peacebuilding, and responsible democratic advocacy.”
The statement noted that Aladeitan is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Public and International Law, Faculty of Law, University of Abuja. He is a member of a number of professional bodies, including the Nigerian Bar Association, The Association of MBAs, the International Council of Small Businesses, the Debt Recovery Practitioners’ Association of Nigeria, the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators, and the Institute of Energy Law.
Other appointees include Femi Osabinu, Ibrahim Ibrahim, and Igwe Umanta, who are deputy national coordinators; Etsu Muhammed (National Secretary), Owobu Godday (Deputy National Secretary), Prof. John Onah (Director of Programmes), Komolafe Francis (Deputy Director, Programmes), and Yinka Dada (Director, National Mobilisation).
Others are Ankeli Echo (Deputy Director, National Mobilisation), Kehinde Ali-Immanuel (Director, Finance), Balaraba Sadaat (Deputy Director, Finance), Farida Jauro (Director, Women Affairs), Chidinma Ogwo (Deputy Director, Women Affairs), Henry Oni Out (Director, Legal Affairs), and Umar Liman (Deputy Director, Legal Affairs).
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