Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State will today, Thursday, March 22, 2018 perform the official unveiling of Africa for Peace Centre and the groundbreaking ceremony of African Heritage International Academy, at Ugolo near Osubi, Okpe Local Government Area of the State.
National Coordinator and Founder, Center for Peace And Environmental Justice (CEPEJ), Comrade Sheriff Mulade, speaking to newsmen disclosed that Governor Okowa is being expected as the Special Guest of honour.
Others being expected to grace the occasion, according to Comrade Mulade are; Prof Al Hassan Coteh,Liberian Ambassador to Nigeria, HRH (Gen) Dr Yahaya Abubakar (Rtd), Etsu Nupe and Chairman, Niger State Emirs Council, the Speaker of Delta State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori, the Orodje of Okpe Kingdom, His Majesty, Orhue 1, Major Gen. Felix Mujakperuo (Rtd), HRM King Alfred Diete Spiff, Chairman of Bayelsa State Traditional Council, Members of the Diplomatic Corps and host of others.
He said that;”The office complex which we call The Africa for Peace Centre that we are unveiling on Thursday, March 22, 2018 at 12: 00 noon, is specially built to accommodate our NGO- the Center for Peace and Environmental Justice (CEPEJ). It is a non-religious and non-political civil society organization that has become, since inception, the foremost, authentic, credible and well accepted national and international organization for peace and environmental best practices”.
“CEPEJ is committed to actively working to promote peace, effective security and environmental institution that collaborate with government, ministries, agencies as well as private organizations, to adopt and implement non-violent means of conflict resolution. CEPEJ is in a hurry to invest in institutions and people. We strongly believe that young people should be involved in the process of regional transformation as they are key elements in achieving sustainable development”, he stated.
