{"id":13470,"date":"2017-02-23T19:50:57","date_gmt":"2017-02-23T19:50:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=13470"},"modified":"2017-02-23T19:50:57","modified_gmt":"2017-02-23T19:50:57","slug":"delta-partners-lite-africa-on-sustainable-peace-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=13470","title":{"rendered":"Delta Partners LITE-Africa on Sustainable Peace, Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><code><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/code><\/p>\n<div id=\"m_6183286000103484630yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487771046671_10240\"><span id=\"m_6183286000103484630yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487771046671_10241\"><a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Lite.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-13471\" src=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Lite-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Lite\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Lite-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Lite-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Lite.jpg 883w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Delta State Government and LITE-Africa, a foremost Civil Society Organization (CSO) would collaborate in the quest for sustainable peace and development in the state.<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"m_6183286000103484630yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487771046671_10242\"><span id=\"m_6183286000103484630yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487771046671_10243\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"m_6183286000103484630yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487771046671_10244\"><span id=\"m_6183286000103484630yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487771046671_10245\">The state government expressed readiness to partner with the organization through the Special Adviser on Rural Development and Peace-building to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, Chief Edwin Uzor, when LITE-Africa delegation led by its Executive Director, Hon. Joel Bisina, paid him a courtesy call in Asaba.<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"m_6183286000103484630yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487771046671_10246\"><span id=\"m_6183286000103484630yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487771046671_10247\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"m_6183286000103484630yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487771046671_10248\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=12476&amp;ad_type=59&amp;rl=180\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Bisina had briefed the state government on its new intervention, National Initiative for Sustainable Peace-building Architecture (NISPA) action in Nigeria, funded by the European Union (EU) and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"m_6183286000103484630yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487771046671_10250\"><span id=\"m_6183286000103484630yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487771046671_10251\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"m_6183286000103484630yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487771046671_10252\"><span id=\"m_6183286000103484630yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487771046671_10253\">While thanking LITE-Africa for the courageous initiative, Uzor said, &#8220;Your activities are clear and we assure you of the support of the state government. Give us adequate notice about your activities and we will participate in them.&#8221;<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"m_6183286000103484630yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487771046671_10254\"><span id=\"m_6183286000103484630yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487771046671_10255\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"m_6183286000103484630yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487771046671_10256\"><span id=\"m_6183286000103484630yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487771046671_10257\">Earlier Bisina said, &#8220;NISPA is aimed at supporting local and cross-border community dialogue and peace building efforts and training that link local initiatives to ECOWAS peace and security agenda.<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"m_6183286000103484630yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487771046671_10258\"><span id=\"m_6183286000103484630yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487771046671_10259\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"m_6183286000103484630yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487771046671_10260\"><span id=\"m_6183286000103484630yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487771046671_10261\">The pilot scheme is being implemented in three states in Nigeria, namely Benue, Delta and Enugu respectively, he disclosed, adding that critical stakeholders in the peace building process would be involved.<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"m_6183286000103484630yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487771046671_10262\"><span id=\"m_6183286000103484630yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487771046671_10263\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"m_6183286000103484630yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487771046671_10264\"><span id=\"m_6183286000103484630yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487771046671_10265\">&#8220;The action will bring together ex-militants, herdsmen and farmers, opinion leaders, security agencies and other critical actors and stakeholders in the peace and security sector to dialogue and develop a state level sustainable peace building architecture that will link to a national level agenda through a national level policy dialogue to be hosted in Abuja in a later date&#8221;, he explained.<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"m_6183286000103484630yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487771046671_10266\"><span id=\"m_6183286000103484630yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487771046671_10267\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"m_6183286000103484630yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487771046671_10268\"><span id=\"m_6183286000103484630yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487771046671_10269\">Nonetheless, the LITE-Africa boss stressed the need to nip in the bud the resurgence of militancy in the state and the Niger Delta region and the unpleasant consequences, including destruction of pipelines and inter-communal friction and clashes.<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"m_6183286000103484630yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487771046671_10270\"><span id=\"m_6183286000103484630yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487771046671_10271\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"m_6183286000103484630yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487771046671_10272\"><span id=\"m_6183286000103484630yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487771046671_10273\">He observed that the Niger Delta issues were not well articulated, pointing out that &#8220;nobody talks about those subtle issues that people are dealing with apparently due to lack of information until when they escalate.&#8221;<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"m_6183286000103484630yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487771046671_10274\"><span id=\"m_6183286000103484630yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487771046671_10275\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"m_6183286000103484630yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487771046671_10276\"><span id=\"m_6183286000103484630yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487771046671_10277\">However, Bisina noted that LITE-Africa was implementing several projects for donor agencies, disclosing that two Nigerian Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and another from Senegal were currently handling peace-building and security issues with supports from EU and ECOWAS, in line with the sub-regional body\u2019s agenda.<\/span><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" 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