My people! Make we gist about wetin Dr. Joseph Ochogwu, di Director General for Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution, yarn for Abuja.
Na Thursday, for one beta workshop wey happen for Enya Hotel and Suites wey dey for Makurdi, Benue State, Ochogwu call on everybody – local and international bodies – make dem join hand to prevent conflict wey dey scatter our obodo.
As e talk, he say di thing wey fit help us achieve sustainable peace na collaboration with NGO, community groups, and other bodies. E dey clear say, we no fit waka this peace journey alone na! Kneel down, hold hands, make we pursue dis peace matter together!
Dr. Ochogwu talk am well as e dey represent di government. E mention say di project wey dem dey carry go under National Conflict Early Warning Early Response System na wetin UK Foreign Office dey support. Dem dey focus on four states, dem be Benue, Plateau, Katsina and Kaduna. Na serious work be dis o!
E dey very important as e talk say for Benue State, di conflicts wey dey happen no be play matter. Dem need everybody to face di issue sharp sharp so dem go fit prevent wahala.
“IPCR dey look Nigeria to become place wey violence no go dey reign, where our means of life no go dey scatter by bad guys,” Ochogwu yarn. If wetin dem dey think true, na better Nigeria we go get for our children and our children children.
Di Strengthening Peace and Resilience in Nigeria (SPRiNG) dey happen through collaboration with Conflict Research Network West Africa (CORN–West Africa). Dem don start since December 2025 for Abuja, and next dem go follow up for Kaduna and Katsina.
Di initiative na to make everybody sabi wetin Early Warning and Response be like. Na to help dem understand di climate wars and gender-sensitive indicators wey dey show how warning fit help change di game.
Lead consultant, Steve Agbo, no gree stay quiet. E talk say na this collaboration go make am easy for many people to respond when wahala dey show face. No be say we no get information, na how we manage di information be di koko. We need di agencies wey fit join hand together to form wey go fit handle di matter.
Make we no forget faith-based organisations and traditional leaders too! Dem fit carry their hands enter di matter make dem talk early early before wahala start. Na so dem must gather, share ideas and move together for beta Nigeria!
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