Accountability Lab Liberia has called on residents in Grand Kru County to play an active role that would expose corruption, and monitor public projects.
The exercise is to for the public to participate and ensure that transparency and accountability are practiced in government.
The entity made the call during a daylong stakeholders’ engagement, which Accountability Lab organized in partnership with Vision Special Liberia under the National Social Accountability Project (NSAP). Accountability Lab’s Communication Lead, Parnneh Mellobe, urged residents to report corruption, and the misuse of public resources.
Madam Mellobe said, experiences have demonstrated that meaningful collaboration among citizens, civil society organizations, and the media is to promote transparency and strengthen anti-corruption efforts.
She said, the engagement provided an opportunity for participants to review the achievements, challenges and lessons from the first and second phases of the project while developing practical strategies to ensure that Phase III delivers greater impact in advancing accountability, transparency and citizens’ participation.
Madam Mellobe encouraged county authorities to remain open to work with Accountability Lab, and partners to foster good governance and responsible public service.
Rabasco Tugbe Chie, who spoke on behalf of Vision Special Liberia, praised Accountability Lab for bringing together key stakeholders.
Chie reaffirmed his institution’s commitment to support initiatives that would combat corruption and promote accountability in the county.
Participants welcomed the engagement, describing it as timely and enlightening. They pledged to report corruption involving public officials and called for stronger oversight of government-funded development projects throughout the county.
Stakeholders reaffirmed their commitment to strengthen partnerships among citizens, civil society organizations, the media, and public institutions to promote transparency, accountability and sustainable development.