Human Rights & FreedomNational DevelopmentCSOs Harps On Peace For Sustainable Economic Growth

ABUJA — To achieve sustainable economic growth in Nigeria, some Civil Society Organizations, CSOs in the country have called for collective actions from stakeholders to ensure support for civic freedom and security of businesses.

The CSOs made the plea in Abuja, at a regulatory Compliance Training for Civil Society Organization’s in Nigeria with a theme: Insecurity in Nigeria and the shrinking civic space, A case for incentivizing business support for civic freedom and human rights”.

In a keynote address, the coordinator of a Public Policy Initiative Mr. Amara Nwankpa stressed the need for business objectives to respect social justice in order to avert financial risk in business.

“Government policies must be tailored to capture the rights of the citizens as well as the businesses, for a Sustainable Development in the country, one must not suffer for the other, it must be a win-win thing for all,” he said.

Earlier, the country representative of Global Rights Nigeria, Ms. Abiodun Bayewu, explained that the civic space had been characterized by fundamental elements that are critical to the realization of human rights and a profitable business environment.

“The shrinking civic space and the endemic of insecurity has negatively affected the peace and stability of the country, all hands must be on deck to check the situation, for a lasting Economic development,” She said.

One of the panelists, Mr. Cheta Nwanze, who spoke on “Insecurity, Nigeria’s Shrinking Civic Space and the effects on businesses”, noted that businesses should be built on a long-term premise and be prepared for future disasters to overcome unforeseen challenges.

Another speaker Mr. Gabreal Odunsi explained that some government policies create unemployment in the country, undermine fundamental human rights and hinder economic development as Organization’s crashes out of businesses.

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Veteran journalist and recipient of A.B.C Yola, Reporter of the Year Award (1997), Hassan Umar Shallpella, works with WAP as a Regional Correspondence. He was trained at Institute of Mass Communication and Technology Jos and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Training School Lagos.He was a News desk Editor and a Correspondent at the Punch newspaper and till 2019, was the Deputy Editor ofThe Scope newspaper.

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