Press Release
The 6th Governors Forum concluded in Juba on 30th November 2022 with sound resolutions around better social services delivery, good governance, economic growth, peacebuilding, and genuine implementation of the peace agreement. Community Empowerment for Progress Organization welcomes the outcome of the 6th Governors forum, 2022. Major concerns CEPO have are centered on the effective implementation of the adopted 6th Governors forum resolutions following the experiences of failure in implementing the previous Governors forum resolutions and recommendations.
Mr. Edmund Yakani, Executive Director of CEPO says it is good that the president is fully aware of the public concern about the lack of effective implementation of the previous as the president expressed in his closing speech of the 6th Governors forum in Juba. Public trust and confidence in the governor’s forum are best for the effective implementation of the adopted resolutions and recommendations. Lack of political commitment from political leaders at all levels of the government is real sickness for delivering public interest-based decisions such as resolutions and recommendations of Governor Forum
It is time to contribute to engaging the national and state governments for effective implementation of the 6th Governors forum resolutions and recommendations. CEPO will be striking civic engagement called (Citizens Eye on Governors Forum-CEGF). CEGF will be civic engagement on generating effective and influential advocacy and lobbying for genuine implementation of the governors’ forum resolutions and recommendations. CEGF will be established in each state and administrative area for oversight observation of the states and administrative areas leadership’s commitment to the genuine implementation of the governor’s forum resolutions and recommendations. Mr. Yakani stressed
CEPO calls upon the state governors and administrative administrators of administrative areas to adopt specific plans for implementing the 6th Governor Forum outcomes. While for national government officials, it is time to commit to delivering the outcomes of the governor’s forum that are attached to each ministry
Finally, CEPO will be engaged through the CEGF initiative to support dissemination and advocacy for leaders’ commitment to the genuine implementation of the governors’ forum resolutions and recommendations
