Women groups, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and civil society organizations (CSOs) have also intensified their advocacy and awareness creation programmes for women 6.6 Objective 6: Encouraging Broad Based Participation in Development by All Stakeholders at All Levels. 6.6.1 The Vision 20:2020 document which emphasizes decentralization and popular participation in decision making process is being implemented meticulously. Government encourages popular participation through the representatives of the organized private sector, civil society organizations, non-governmental organizations, civil liberty organizations, traditional institutions and religious leaders. Other strategies and initiatives adopted by the present administration to further promote broad based participation in development process include: Execution of projects through Public Private Partnership (PPP) National policy dialogue; Involvement of Nigerians in Diaspora Forum; Stakeholders meetings and workshops; Public hearing on bills by the National Assembly etc. 6.6.2 The present Administration also adopts bottom top approach method of decision making through consultations and interactions in order to have direct access to public opinion with regard to specific policy issues. Increasingly, the perceived and observable disconnect between the people and the government is being bridged through the people oriented policies of the present Administration at both state and federal levels. 95

Select target paragraph3