COMMUNITIES AND PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM

An opinion piece by Hamzat Lawal argues that communities should be treated as co-creators of public sector reforms, not just beneficiaries. Lawal shares an example from 2016 when Follow The Money tracked a Federal Government intervention under the World Bank-supported Saving One Million Lives programme in Kogi State, including the rehabilitation of Okengwe Primary Healthcare Centre. He emphasizes that local knowledge, such as a mother's understanding of why a health centre is underused or a farmer's ability to predict flooding, is crucial for effective reform. The piece calls for incorporating community insights into policy design and implementation.

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