This is to confirm that the Nigerian National Volunteer Service and
the Political Affairs Office in the Office of the Secretary to the
Government of the Federation are willing to partner with the National
Peace-Building Outreach.
President Muhammadu Buhari addresses members of the National Working
Committee during the meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC)
party at the headquarters of the party in Abuja, Nigeria July 3, 2015.
REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde
Reports reaching Pulse say the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, is set to host a peace conference for all politicians in Nigeria, to foster unity.
(Punchng)
Punch Newspapers reports that the conference will be held in partnership with Nigeria for Peace Initiative.
According to the Permanent Secretary, Political Affairs, in the Office of the SGF, Mrs. Ibukun Odusote, “This
is to confirm that the Nigerian National Volunteer Service and the
Political Affairs Office in the Office of the Secretary to the
Government of the Federation are willing to partner with the National
Peace-Building Outreach, also known as Nigeria for Peace Initiative,
towards the organisation of the National Peace Conference, scheduled to
hold in November.”
President Muhammadu Buhari
(Daily Post)
(Daily Post)
Speaking to newsmen, the National Liaison Director of,Nigeria for Peace Initiative (NPI), Mr. Kennedy Iyere said
“During the 2015 general elections, we actually ran the biggest peace
campaign that was non-partisan. We sensitised Nigerians and we are happy
that we were able to organise a violence-free election. If you look
around today, you still cannot say that the political atmosphere is not
saturated with tension."
President Buhari(Punch)
Adding that “The
need for caution, to be taken ahead of the 2019 elections, exists. We
do not have to wait till the elections come before we sensitise both
politicians and Nigerians on the relevance of peace. There is the need
to caution against fragmentation. The 2015 election is the most divisive
we have ever had since the birth of modern democracy in Nigeria in
1999."
President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo(Daily Post )
“With
the sectional divisions, where the All Progressives Congress is strong
in the North, South West and in some parts of South-East while the
Peoples Democratic Party is strong in the South-South and South-East, we
cannot deny the fact that we are fragmented. This, among other reasons,
informed our decision to bring stakeholders together. We have been able
to involve all the regional blocs," Iyere said.
The conference will be declared open by President Muhammadu Buhari.
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