AMMAN — Former Prime Minister Omar Razzaz
said Sunday that citizens must have the means to hold officials accountable for
their, and their institutions’ performance at all levels, which is the true
mark of effective citizenship, Al-Ghad News reported.
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Razzaz made his remarks at the Institute for
Politics and Society, during a dialogue session titled “Youth and Paths of
Modernization: Searching for a Horizon”. The event was attended by activists,
honorary president othe institutete Sharif Shaker, Minister of Education and
Higher Education and Scientific Research Azmi Mahafzah, and members of the
institute’s board of trustees.
Razzaz also pointed to a phenomenon that Jordanians
know only too well, which is the poor implementation of a large number of
plans. According to him, this is due to weak mechanisms that enable citizens
and their representatives in Parliament to hold officials accountable.
He pointed to the importance of holding extensive
dialogues to bridge gaps, build consensus, and draw inspiration from past
experience, to avoid repeating mistakes. At the same time, he stressed the
importance of strengthening national unity and banishing hate speech.
Razzaz stressed that Jordan is beyond the stage in
which it sets goals and adopts roadmaps to carry out the reform process, and in
which parties, elections laws, and other constitutional amendments are
approved; now it should be at a stage where it proceeds gradually, to avoid s
similar outcome experienced by fragile world democracies.
He added that Jordan is facing important challenges,
now that it has endorsed the participation of parties in political life, and
approved legislation that regulate political work.
Razzaz said he
believed that the next stage requires building a strong state and society, and
a national resilience guaranteed by the rule of law. He also called for reforms
to be accompanied by improved services provided to citizens, especially in the
field of health and education, which could happen if citizens and civil society
institutions are enabled to hold service providers accountable for their
performance.
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