Mr Tony Ojukwu,SAN, the Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), has said that Nigeria’s diversity and complexities require
By Ibironke Ariyo
Mr Tony Ojukwu,SAN, the Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), has said that Nigeria’s diversity and complexities require a multi-faceted approach towards peacebuilding.
Ojukwu made this statement at a public presentation of the book ‘After Genocide Memory and Reconciliation in Rwanda’ during a panel discussion in Abuja.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event was organised by the California State University, Sacramento, U.S. Chrisland University Abeokuta and the Prisoners Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA).
Ojukwu said Nigeria could forge a path towards lasting peace, reconciliation and development.
“We are making sure that we preach peace, we are making sure that no one is oppressed and that’s what our new National Anthem stands for,”he said.
Earlier, Dr Nicole Fox, Author of the book and associate professor at the California State University, Sacramento, emphasised on the importance of recognising past atrocities, naming them and validating survivors’ experiences.
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