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GIGGS: The Downward Spiral of a CSO

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<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"l1paH84k" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>By Abbati Iro<&sol;p><div class&equals;"HeJ18TDe" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>GIGGS&comma; once a respected Civil Society Organization &lpar;CSO&rpar;&comma; has taken a drastic turn for the worse&period; Its recent actions have left many questioning its motives and integrity&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In recent weeks&comma; GIGGS has launched a relentless assault on the Kano State Government&comma; spewing forth press statements that are nothing short of propaganda&period; The language used is akin to that of an enemy of the state&comma; leaving no doubt about their mission&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It&&num;8217&semi;s no secret that GIGGS is being manipulated by powerful individuals with their own agendas&period; Their statements are crafted by well-known cronies in Abuja and surrogates in Kano&comma; all working to undermine the Kano State Government&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"oecBqyJt" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"6550225277"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>What&&num;8217&semi;s most disturbing is that GIGGS has compromised its values and principles for financial gain&period; This CSO has relegated itself from a respected advocate to a conflict entrepreneur&comma; prioritizing profits over the welfare of the people&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad3" id&equals;"quads-ad3" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>GIGGS&&num;8217&semi; journey to this point wasn&&num;8217&semi;t surprising&comma; considering the characters behind it&period; They&&num;8217&semi;ve always displayed traits of political jobbers who believe in the cash-and-carry theory&comma; where loyalty is bought and sold&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The people of Kano will not be fooled by GIGGS&&num;8217&semi; antics&period; They deserve better than an organization that prioritizes its interests over their welfare&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It&&num;8217&semi;s time for GIGGS to change its ways or risk losing the trust of the people forever&period; The people of Kano demand transparency and accountability from all organizations that claim to be working in their interests&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>GIGGS must be held accountable for its actions&period; Its leadership has been opaque&comma; and its funding sources are shrouded in mystery&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>GIGGS&&num;8217&semi; actions have undermined the trust of the people in civil society organizations&period; Its behavior has been unacceptable and must be addressed&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The people of Kano demand a higher standard of behavior from all organizations that show support for greater Kano&period; GIGGS must put the interests of the people first&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Kano expects&comma; and demand the CSO to align itself with best practices&comma; and we asked will GIGGS reform and prioritize the people&&num;8217&semi;s interests&comma; or will it continue down its destructive path&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>A stronger Kano requires better leadership&comma; not just from its government but also from its civil society organizations&period; GIGGS must step up and adopt global best practices in its statutory role&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Therefore&comma; the time for change is now&period; GIGGS must reform and prioritize the people&&num;8217&semi;s interests&comma; to revamp its image&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>GIGGS should have at the back of their mind that a new path forward is needed&comma; one that prioritizes transparency&comma; accountability&comma; and the welfare of the people&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>A call to reform is necessary&period; GIGGS must reform and prioritize the people&&num;8217&semi;s interests to regain the trust of the community&period; The future of GIGGS hangs in the balance&period; Will it reform and prioritize the people&&num;8217&semi;s interests&comma; or will it continue down its destructive path&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Abba Kabir Yusuf&&num;8217&semi;s administration has kickstart a new era for Kano that prioritizes transparency&comma; accountability&comma; and the welfare of the people&comma; and it remains incumbent on GIGGS to see through and turn a new leaf&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Abbati Iro&comma; a Human Rights Activist writes from<br &sol;>&NewLine;Life camp Palm City Estate&comma; Abuja&period; Can be reached at iro4life&commat;yahoo&period;com<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER -->&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"autorelaxed" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"1004305389"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 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