Ukorebi Esien | 11 November 2023
The network Coordinator of Partners for Peace in the Niger Delta, High Chief Africas Lawal, has charged members of the network to keep telling their stories as they continue in building peace and managing conflicts within communities in the Niger Delta.
Lawal who gave this charge during the 6th Annual General Meeting of the Network in Umuahia, Abia State said volunteers of the network are doing a lot of work in various communities across the Niger Delta.
He therefore, tasked them to also share their stories leveraging on social media and other traditional storytelling platforms. While reminding them that the network had recently trained some volunteers across the region on storytelling to help them boost their capacity to properly tell their stories as they go about their activities. He noted that telling their stories properly will create better chances for funding from donor organisations.
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| Cross River State Coordinator P4P, Ukorebi Esien |
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| Program Officer, Amb. Prince |
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| National Asst. Secretary, P4P, Peace Edem |
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| Chief Africas Lawal |
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| Members of the Facilitation team of P4P |
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| Deputy National Coordinator P4P Mrs. Loretta |
Earlier on, the National Coordinator of P4P High Chief Pius Akomolafe charged the delegates of volunteers to 'utilise the essence of why they are here today effectively. "being a volunteer peace actor comes with various challenges… I urge you all to continue to deepen peace in our various communities especially during the electioneering period'. Continuing, Akomolafe observed 'Let is Use this AGM in reminding ourselves why we became peace actors and the vital role we play in society. I urge you all to share experiences'.
In his address to members of the network, a former Poland Parliamentarian who served in the lower House of the Poland's Parliament as the first black in that office, Hon. John Abraham Godson appreciated the network efforts in mitigating violence in the violent prone Niger Delta region of Nigeria pledging to support the network in achieving its fundamental objectives of Peacebuilding.
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| John Abraham Godson |
He commended the network specially for brokering peace between Usaka Ukwa in Abia State and Nkari clan in Ini LGA Akwa Ibom State.
P4P is a network dedicated to promoting peace in the Niger Delta, with chapters across the 9 states of the Niger Delta.
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