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The National Coordinator of the Civil Society Coalition for Good Governance, Mr Charles Ibiang has commended the National Chairman of the All Progress Congress (APC) Sen Abdullahi Adamu for appointing Comrade Ben Duntoye as the Special Adviser on Civil Society.
Ibiang gave the commendation in a statement Issued on Monday in Abuja
He said that Duntoye’s pedigree, commitment to work, acceptability amongst the CSOs and commitment to the ideals of the APC was responsible for the appointment.
Ibiang further said that Adamu is the first political party Chairman in Nigeria who understands the role of Civil Society in deepening democratic governance in Nigeria.
He said Duntoye’s appointment is in continuation Sen Adamu’s belief that Civil Society is an integral part of the tripod of Public, Private and Civil Society Sectors on which developed Society are anchored.
” Sen. Adamu deserve commendation for this historic and strategic appointment of a seasoned personality. The civil society community sincerely appreciates him for his leadership and commend him for this gesture.”
Adamu on Sunday appointed the renowned Pan-African activist, Duntoye as his Special Adviser on Civil Society.
Duntoye was the former President of Pan-African Youth Union (PYU) and a former President, National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN).
Duntoye was also a member of the Civil Society, Youth and Women delegation to the National Political Reform Conference 2005 and the head of the Youth Delegation to the National Conference 2014.
He was also one of the Civil Society Representatives in the Nigeria Vision 2020 Steering Committee and was a former Honorable Commissioner for Information and Communications in Kwara State.
He said that the National Chairman of the Party was the first to appoint such as he valued the Civil Society Sector’s critical role in nation building.
He emphasized that he would ensure he does not disappoint the Chairman in the confidence he reposed on him.
