PROMAD, NYFF, OGP, SERDEC to host six youth regional dialogues for 4th National Action Plan

PROMAD Infotech Foundation, the Nigeria Youth Futures Fund (NYFF), the Nigeria Open Government Partnership, and the Socio-Economic Research and Development Centre (SERDEC) have announced a new partnership to host regional dialogues for youth participation in the co-creation of Nigeria’s fourth National Action Plan (NAP IV) for the implementation of the Open Government Partnership (OGP).

The partnership is announced under the “Strengthening Youth Participation in the OGP Process in Nigeria”.

Climate Justice Youth Ambassadors (CJYA) during a hangout held in Abuja to celebrate the 2024 Earth Day

According to a statement signed by the leadership of the organisations and the national coordinator of OGP, the regional dialogues are a direct effort to support youth participation in the co-creation of the country’s NAP IV, currently being developed by the national OGP secretariat, to strengthen open governance and development.

Nigeria joined the global OGP in 2016 and developed and implemented NAP I-III between 2016-2025, which has helped the country to make progress in driving open governance, accountability and transparency initiatives.

Despite the progress recorded, the previous NAPs lacked a deliberate focus on youth inclusion and their unique challenges that need to be captured in the development process. The six regional dialogues are intended to bring youth to the table and bridge the gaps identified and build on recent efforts to mainstream youth perspectives across open government initiatives and reforms in Nigeria.

Through the support of the European Partnership for Democracy (EPD), PROMAD will lead the hosting of three regional dialogues in the South-West, South-South and North-Central, while NYFF will lead the hosting of the dialogues in South-East, North-East and North-West and a national convening, respectively.

The national secretariat of OGP and SERDEC will support the implementation of activities during the regional dialogues across the six political zones of Nigeria.

Objectives and Expected Outcomes

To increase youth participation in the co-creation process of the 4th OGP National Action Plan (NAP IV) of Nigeria

To ensure commitments in Nigeria’s next OGP NAP IV reflect the ideas and aspirations of young people

To enhance the visibility of the OGP process amongst youth and civil society organisations and communities at the subnational levels.

The dialogues, which will take place between July and October 2025, are expected to enrich the co-creation process for the NAP IV between citizens and the government through the national OGP secretariat.

The data, opinions and recommendations from the regions will be synthesised to develop a single report to be presented and adopted during the national convening in Abuja by the national OGP stakeholders as a working document for the NAP IV.