Monrovia – The head of Liberia Maritime Authority, Commissioner Eugene Lenn Nagbe has called on Liberians to take ownership and ensure the full implementation of the Open Government Partnership’s latest National Action Plan (NAP) for 2020 to 2022. Headed by a national secretariat, the OGP has five thematic areas: transparency, accountability and integrity, citizens’ participation and inclusion, policy reforms and harnessing e-governance. For his part, British Ambassador to Liberia, Neil Bradley pledged his government’s continued support to the implementation of the National Action Plan. This, according to the plan, will increase public knowledge on bills introduced for passage. This commitment, according to the OGP seeks to address issues of weak legislative oversight, auditing, and public participation in the budgetary process.

Source: Front Page Africa February 12, 2021 02:58 UTC