As the international Day is being celebrated every year, Citizens Centre for Integrated Development and Social Rights (CCIDESOR) has called on leaders of the country to celebrate the event with transparency, accountability and citizens’ inclusiveness in mind.
CCIDESOR posited that there should be democracy metre to gauge the performance of elected representatives along the line of their campaign promises, stressing that some elected representatives have left their campaign promises with which they won elections, which if seen, is democratic deceit and needs to be brought to track using the gauge.
There is therefore a need for deliberate effort in educating the political parties on the importance of keeping campaign promises in ensuring accountability and good governance, civic education on the side of citizens and constituents on how to engage people seeking their vote constructively.
CCIDESOR posited that until the elected representatives begin to adhere strictly to the campaign promises upon which good governance is achieved especially in the face of the COVID-19, the realization of good governance will be wide goose chase.
