3.3 Stakeholder Analysis and monitor the effective implementation of the National Programme of Action (NPOA); 78. The APRM has several layers of institutional stakeholders, including the individual Member States as represented by the Heads of State and Government participating in the APR Forum, the Committee of Focal Points, the Panel of Eminent Persons, the APR Strategic Partners, and the Secretariat. (ii) Integrity, objectivity, independence; impartiality and (iii) Persons of high moral stature and demonstrated commitment to the ideals of PanAfricanism; and (iv) Capacity to engage high level stakeholders including individual Heads of State and Government, the APR Forum as a collective and key state actors such as Parliament, Executive, Judiciary and non-state actors such as the Private Sector and Civil Society”. 79. The Guidelines for Countries to prepare for and to participate in the African Peer Review Mechanism make Member Countries responsible to: (i) Ensure an inclusive and participatory national review process; (ii) Ensure that recommendations arising from the review process are implemented; 83. Among other things, the Panel is mandated to oversee the Country Review Process, make recommendations to the APR Forum on the implementation of the Country Review Process and provide oversight of reporting to the APR Forum on the direction, governance and performance of the Country Review Process as well as other processes that need partnerships and to safeguard African ownership of the Country Review Process. (iii) Develop a realistic National Programme of Action that builds on national consensus; and (iv) Report on progress in the implementation of the NPoA on an annual basis. 80. Ultimate responsibility for oversight of the APRM organisation and processes rests with the APR Forum. The APR Forum is tasked with exercising constructive peer dialogue and persuasion to effect changes in Member State governance policies and practices as recommended by the review reports. A key challenge for the APR Forum is decreased interest in the APRM as manifested by reduced attendance by the Heads of State and Government of the member countries during the bi-annual summits as well as inadequate commitment towards financial obligations at country level. 84. The APRM Base Document and Operating Procedures stipulate that “the APRM Secretariat will provide the secretarial, technical, coordinating and administrative support services for the APRM”. In addition, it is noted that “the APR Secretariat must have both the technical and administrative capacity to undertake and manage the analytical work that underpins the peer review process and also conforms to the principles of the APRM”. The Secretariat is headed by a CEO who is appointed by the Heads of State. The CEO is the legal representative as well as the accounting officer for the APRM. The functions of the APR Secretariat include facilitating technical assistance to participating countries as well as proposing performance indicators and tracking the performance of each participating country. 81. The APR Committee of Focal Points (CFP) has responsibility for oversight of the APR Secretariat’s budgetary process and resource mobilisation through member states, partners and donors. Focal Points are normally at the level of Ministers, and due to busy schedules FPs often delegate attendance to junior officials, which inevitably affects the exercise of its oversight responsibilities. 85. During the first APR Forum, the Heads of State and Government mandated the APR Panel to work out modalities for establishing relations with institutions that may be able to assist and facilitate its work. One of these modalities related to the elaboration of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the APRM and Partner Institutions, with details of 11 areas of possible collaboration with Strategic Partners. These include: (i) providing relevant advice to the APR Secretariat; (ii) providing access to data 82. In terms of the APRM Panel, the 2012 Operating Procedures, in line with the provisions of the APRM Base Document, stipulate that “the Eminent Persons must be Africans selected from APRM member States who have distinguished themselves in careers according to the following criteria: (i) Professional competence i.e. intellectual capacity to lead the country review processes –16–