PHOTOS: Wale Edun, Kole Shettima present as Agora policy holds dialogue on LG reforms

Agora Policy, a public policy think tank, has convened a high-level policy dialogue on LG reforms.

The event, themed ‘Local Governance Reforms a Year After Supreme Court’s Ruling,’ was held in Abuja on Tuesday at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre.

The dialogue was supported by the MacArthur Foundation and organised in collaboration with ACRC, TheCable, and the Centre for Fiscal Transparency and Public Integrity (CFTPI).

Wale Edun, minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy, delivered the keynote address.

Diana Mitlin, the chief executive officer (CEO) of the African Cities Research Consortium (ACRC); Deborah Isser of the World Bank; and Cynthia Rowe of the British High Commission also spoke at the event.

Other speakers include Kole Shettima of the MacArthur Foundation; Remi Aiyede, professor of political science at the University of Ibadan; Ojobo Atuluku, chair of Agora Policy; Lawal Yandaki, national president of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON); and Akintunde Oyebode, chair of the Forum of Finance Commissioners and Ekiti commissioner for finance.

Others are Saudatu Mahdi, secretary-general of Women’s Rights Advancement and Protection Alternative (WRAPA); Samson Itodo, executive director of Yiaga Africa; and Umar Yakubu, executive director of CFTPI.