4.BAFORRC (BUDGET ACTIVITIES FOR THE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF CITIZENS )
(Doing Development Differently, (DDD))
Doing development differently focuses on the collaboration or partnership between the government/development agencies and citizens without the involvement of third parties (Non-Governmental Organizations, Civil Society Organizations and other experts) in driving home developmental projects and initiatives to overall interest of the society.
It is a step by step approach where the citizens are made to breakdown their problems into its root causes, identify entry point, search for possible solutions, take actions, reflect upon what they have learned, adapt and then act again.
It is a dynamic process with tight feedback loops that allows the people to build local solutions to their problems within their local context. Voices are stronger when the people that have the problems are at the frontline seeking solutions to their problems and implementing thought out solutions. The gap between the people and the government/ development agencies is what gave room to corruption, infrastructural decay, abandonment of projects, unemployment etc.
The business of governance should start with citizens by way of consultation, driven by the citizens by way of implementation, end with service delivery to the citizens and the delivered service must be preserved by the citizens by way of sustainability. The citizen should be at the center of it all. This approach is at variance with what is in practice. In practice, the few in government and the government contractors and in some cases the Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) or Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) are the focus point.
This trend will have to change if Nigeria and Africa truly desire development in the real sense of it. The citizens voice must be heard. They are the ones wearing the shoe and they know the exact place the shoe is pinching them. Governance under one roof is the way forward.
DDD approach postulates that “too many development initiatives have limited impact. Schools are built but children do not learn. Clinics are built but sickness persists. Government adopt reforms but too little changes for their citizens” (DDD Manifesto Community 2014). From this perspective, it means that something is happening, but it is not enough: the interventions does not have the effects it seeks. Doing Development Differently is what will lead to transformational development in Nigeria and Africa at large.
Transformational development is the outcome of DDD approach to development. Transformational development encompasses genuine, lasting improvement