The Office for Strategic Preparedness and Resilience – OSPRE, the West African Network for Peacebuilding – WANEP, Wellspring Philanthropic Fund, and the Government of Anambra State, have partnered to drive conversation toward lasting solutions to insecurity in the Southeast, through non-kinetic measures. This conversation which was held for two days at the International Convention Centre in Awka, the Anambra State capital, signaled the beginning of an open forum for the exchange of information on real issues militating against sustainable peace and security in the Southeast.
The workshop opened under the auspices of “The Concord Initiative,” has about seven thematic areas or syndicate sessions where participants representing the five states of the Southeast were grouped. These thematic areas that informed the syndicate sessions include; Healing and reconciliation, Cultural recovery, values and education, Enterprise, industry and investment promotion, Youth empowerment, Transitional and restorative justice, Disarmament, demobilization and reintegration, and finally, Empowering women for peacebuilding. Each syndicate was assigned a facilitator who coordinated discussions and helped with the articulation of participants’ input.
Since 2021, insecurity in the Southeast has taken a new turn with sustained agitation for Biafra, the arrest of Nnamdi Kanu, and attacks on security formation by armed gangs. The development, in turn, weakened public safety, draining the confidence of the security agents and further creating apprehension and chaos that has energized a high rise of criminality across the Southeast.
The OSPRE is Nigeria’s national early warning centre established in line with the ECOWAS Commission’s mandate on Conflict Prevention, Management, Resolution, Peacekeeping, and Security.
Resolutions reached by the various syndicate sessions during the workshop are expected to be further developed into a policy framework for further action by relevant government ministries, departments, and agencies, at various levels of government.
Ebuka graduated with a second-class upper-division degree in Political Science from the University of Calabar in Nigeria. He furthered his education by obtaining a Master's Degree in Political Science with a specialization in Government and Development Studies from Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka, Nigeria. His academic background and professional experience have equipped him with a deep understanding of political dynamics and governance issues.
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