budget defense<\/a> and public hearing, which is currently ongoing.<\/span><\/p>\nHe also called on the Kogi State Independent Electoral Commission (KOSIEC) to release breakdown of results of the December 12, 2020 local government elections in the state for research and documentation purposes.<\/span><\/p>\nAccording to him, corruption has gone beyond embezzling public funds, adding that continuous failure to release the council election results even when the elected chairman has been inaugurated and they have been collecting salary should be condemned.<\/span><\/p>\nHe noted that it is the duty of the government to be accountable to the people, stressing that the fight against corruption is a collective responsibility.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cOne year after the purported kangaroo Local Government election was conducted in Kogi State, we are yet to have access to the election result. The chairman has been inaugurated, and they are collecting salaries from public funds. This is totally unacceptable and should be condemned in its entirety.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cNigerians can access the result of the election that brought in our Governor in Kogi State. What is still keeping them from releasing the council result? This is corruption in the highest order. I am bold to say that this government is fraudulent because they failed to release the result of an election one year after it was conducted. I must admit here, this is a slap on our nation\u2019s democracy,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\nHe admonished Governor Yahaya Bello to mandate the State Electoral Commission to release the result without further delay.<\/span><\/p>\nParticipants and the organizers appreciate the on-going partnership between Conscience for Human rights and Conflict resolution (CHRCR) and Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) and the continuous support of John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.<\/span><\/p>\nThe meeting was on prioritizing anti-corruption and accountability issues during the upcoming 2023 election at the state level in Lokoja on Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\nMiliki noted that there has been increase reportage and activities on anti-corruption, transparency and accountability in elections and governance by the CSOs and the media in the state.<\/span><\/p>\nHe urged CSOs in the state to develop media policies to ensure effective advocacy.<\/span><\/p>\nThe popular activist, however, charged journalists to engage politicians, particularly 2023 Governorship and House of Assembly aspirants on their anti-corruption agenda.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"… The Conscience for Human Rights and Conflict Resolution (CHRCR) has faulted the refusal of Kogi State…\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[34,93],"class_list":{"0":"post-2088","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-news","7":"tag-kogi","8":"tag-kogi-assembly"},"yoast_head":"\nCHRCR Decries Kogi Assembly's Refusal to Conduct Public Hearing on Proposed 2022 Budget\u00a0 - Ebira Reporters<\/title>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\t \n\t \n\t \n