Stakeholders advocating for improved social protection in Nigeria have called on the Osun State Government to expand and strengthen its social protection policy as a key step toward reducing poverty and improving livelihoods in the state.
The call was made on Tuesday during the Osun State Dialogue on Social Protection, organised under the Act Naija Project in partnership with the Osun State Ministry of Economic Planning, Budget and Development.
The dialogue, themed “Strengthening Collaborative Action for Inclusive, Transparent and Accountable Social Protection in Osun State,” brought together representatives of civil society organisations, government ministries, non-governmental organisations, persons with disabilities, the National Orientation Agency, traditional and religious leaders, and the media.
The three-year Act Naija Project, co-funded by the European Union, is being implemented by Bread for the World (Germany), Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), and the New Initiative for Social Development (NISD).
Speaking at the event, the Osun State Programme Officer of the Act Naija Project, Olaniyan Boluwatife, stressed the need for a more inclusive and coordinated framework to guide the state’s social protection policy.
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