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DFID Nigeria CAP/CPSII Consultation Process

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How can you find out more about DFID’s current work in Nigeria?
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The Consultation Process

DFID’s country assistance plan (CAP) will be in the form of a second Country Partnership Strategy (CPSII) which will be joint with the World Bank and potentially other international development partners working in Nigeria. The 2005 joint Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) with the World Bank was the first of its kind globally.

DFID will undertake a twelve week web-based consultation period. DFID will also undertake a stakeholder consultation process in Nigeria. We will consult widely with Government, civil society (including NGO’s, academia and the organised private sector) as well other International Development Partners working in Nigeria. Consultations will take place with both Federal and State-level representatives.

We will use the outcomes of these meetings, together with the results of the web-based consultations to inform our presentation of key issues and proposed options to the UK Secretary of State for International Development in October. Following this, we will provide feedback on DFID’s chosen option, communicated through the website and other appropriate means.

Framing the Consultations

DFID has recently agreed a series of New State-Level programmes in Nigeria. These are in the areas of health, education, governance (and a growth programme to follow later) and will capture a significant proportion of programme resources over the next six years. In the design and planning of these programmes DFID undertook extensive consultations with a wide-range of stakeholders both in Nigeria and the UK. For more information on these new programmes.

Drawing on our experience to date in Nigeria, and further to DFID’s international commitments, a series of principles will guide the development of our new country strategy. These are as follows:

• Need to be selective, geographically and by issues
• Need to leverage better use of Nigeria’s own resources
• Need to continue focus on MDGs, particularly in North
• Need to promote growth, and 20:2020 agenda
• Need to help Nigeria respond to climate change
• Need to coordinate approach with other development partners

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How can you contribute to the Country Planning Process?

We would welcome your views and opinions to help us answer the following questions:

1. How to respond to climate change in Nigeria?
   For example: support Nigerian government to develop research and analysis; use/adapt existing programmes to address climate change issues; work closely with State Governments most likely to be affected by climate change; develop new programmes to address ‘climate change’ in Nigeria; work with communities and civil society to raise awareness of climate change; other. (Please explain)
2. How can DFID best support non-oil economic growth and diversification in Nigeria? How can we help ensure that growth helps the poor and is environmentally sustainable?
3. How can DFID support promote the effectiveness of the international aid architecture in Nigeria and how best can DFID work with other development partners?
   For example: agree on common approach, then implement separately; develop joint programmes wherever possible; develop complementary but separate programmes; ensure that Nigerian Governments are directing external assistance; or other. (Please explain)
4. How best can DFID support conflict reduction in Nigeria? How can DFID work with Federal and State Governments, and civil society, to contribute to the process of conflict resolution in the Delta region?
5. How best to work at State level in Nigeria?
   For example: work in States where the commitment to good governance, reform and poverty reduction are greatest; agree coordinated approach to State working with other development partners; identify and support mechanisms that enable replication of successful reforms between and within states; or other. (Please explain)
6. What support can DFID provide to better strengthen accountability between Government and the people within Nigeria?
7. How best can DFID support the rule of law, and provision of security and justice for all in Nigeria?
8. How best can DFID assist Nigeria to tackle corruption?
   For example: ensure adequate support to civil society advocacy against corruption; develop joint support to all anti-corruption agencies; provide support to accountable public procurement processes; develop support programmes to strengthen Nigeria’s public Finance Management; support local government accountability; or other. (Please explain)
9. How best to work on issues of social exclusion and gender inequality?
10. Are there any sectors or activities, perhaps not covered by existing Government or donor spending, where DFID support could effectively contribute to poverty reduction?

If you have responses to any of these questions, or indeed any other points or comments you wish to make, please send your response to the following e-mail address: DFIDNigeriaCAP-CPS2@dfid.gov.uk  with ‘Web Consultation’ in the subject line.

Please send us your comments by 9 September 2008 when the consultation process will end. We are very grateful for your comments but cannot provide a response to all of them. However, a consolidated reply addressing the key issues raised will be sent to all respondents after the consultation has closed.

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