Association of Justices of Peace Warri South Chapter To Hold Warri Peace Conference On May 9th, 2024
By Wilson Macaulay
The Warri South Chapter of the Association of Justices of Peace is set to host a pivotal maiden Peace Conference scheduled to take place on May 9th, 2024, at the Eagle Roundabout,
along Ogunu Road, Warri.
The Warri Peace Conference tagged PEACE FOR ALL is aimed to bring Sustainable Peace, stability, and harmony within community leaders, relevant stakeholders, and for the Asociation to be in the fore -front in the advocacy for impactful dialogue on promoting peace and justice in Warri South in particular and Delta State in general.
The event which promises to stand as a testament to the unwavering commitment of the Association in addressing socio-economic challenges and advancing collective efforts towards a total peaceful coexistence in Warri and Delta State also featured a very succesful Peace Awareness Walk on Monday 6th May 2024 by 09:30 am Prompt which began from Warri Main Park as the take-off point to Warri Club..
The Peace Awareness Walk was done as a prelude to the Warri Peace Conference to create Peace consciousness in the mind of the People in Warri metropolis, Delta State and the country at large.
Olorogun Victor Okumagba,(JP) FNHR, AICMC, Chairman Warri Peace Conference 2024 Organizing Committee
flanked by Chief Peter Ugbor JP, Secretary, Comrade Francis Obule (JP)
Publicity Secretary, Elder Charles Okotie,
and others during the Press Release stated that the J P Association initiated the idea of the Warri Peace Conference to assist the State Government in Peace building because Peace is essential and fundamental for development in all ramifications.
Olorogun Victor Okumagba who shed more on the programme , said: ” The Association of Justices of Peace is an assemblage of people of all tribes and all religion with capacity to drive and build Peace as Selected relevant topics will be treated by seasoned Guest Speakers and all in attendance will be refreshed with a new positive perception.”
The Press Statement added : ” lt is important for us to realize that building a culture of Peace and non- Violence should be considered as the new agenda for sustainable Peace neded to eliminate all forms of violence and conflicts to form the bedrock to support a stable, progressive and prospering Warri ,and Delta State.
According to Olorogun Victor Okumagba ,the concern of the Association of Justices of Peace is to continue forging a path of how they can contribute in good measure to educate
Deltans and Nigerians as a whole to
recognize that since violent conflicts begin in the minds of men, it is the minds of the men that the defense of Peace must be constructed.
He asserted with emphasis that the Press briefing was organized to better educate the public on the importance and benefits of the Warri Peace Conference and to also understand how every one of us can support and contribute to lasting Peace in Warri, Delta State and beyond.
Okumagba who explained the fundamentality of the Warri Peace Conference said in December 2015, the UN Security Council adopted resolution 2250 , the first ever thematic resolution on Youth, Peace and Security which recognized Youngstars as pivotal actors in achieving Peace , thus the Association of Justices of Peace decided on a continual basis to carry out Peace Awareness Campaigns to drive the Peace process in Warri and Delta State in line with the UN resolution.
Olorogun Victor Okumagba, the Organizing Committee Chair stressed
that there is need for every body to take
advantage of the opportunity of the Warri Peace Conference to learn from one another , to acquire new skills to become more confident and aware of the role that you can play for Peace and Sustainable Developnent in Warri, Delta State and the whole nation.
