Source · Select Committees · Foreign Affairs Committee
Recommendation 2
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Awareness of the interconnected nature of Nigeria’s business, governance, security and natural environments is vital...
Conclusion
Awareness of the interconnected nature of Nigeria’s business, governance, security and natural environments is vital at every stage of policy making. The FCDO is well placed to play an oversight role, ensuring UK Government initiatives in one area are not undermined by lack of attention in another.
Paragraph Reference:
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Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
We partially agree with this recommendation. We agree that there are benefits to a clear and realistic longer-term plan for our approach in Nigeria. However, we do not agree that we should publish a new integrated delivery plan within the next six months. An internal, cross-government, strategy which guides our approach with Nigeria is already in existence and runs to 2023. This coincides with Nigeria’s electoral process, with Presidential elections expected next year. The Integrated Review sets an ambition of developing mutual partnerships which support African-led ambitions, working together to further our shared prosperity goals, our democratic values and our security interests. The recently published International Development Strategy (IDS)1 also details how we ensure close alignment of UK aid with IR objectives. The result of next year’s election in Nigeria could see changes in priorities and our areas of mutual interest. We will therefore look to refresh our internal cross-government strategy post-election. The FCDO will also run a light touch process to develop One-HMG country plans in due course, including for our activity in Nigeria. These plans will be developed in collaboration with the rest of HMG.