{"id":248,"date":"2020-04-16T12:57:26","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T12:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bbforpeace.org\/events\/?p=248"},"modified":"2020-05-04T10:41:17","modified_gmt":"2020-05-04T10:41:17","slug":"press-statement-of-nigeria-coalition-on-youth-peace-and-security-on-covid-19-nigerias-peace-and-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bbforpeace.org\/blog\/2020\/04\/16\/press-statement-of-nigeria-coalition-on-youth-peace-and-security-on-covid-19-nigerias-peace-and-security\/","title":{"rendered":"PRESS STATEMENT OF NIGERIA COALITION ON YOUTH, PEACE AND SECURITY ON &#8216;COVID 19: NIGERIA\u2019S PEACE AND SECURITY&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p><strong>PRESS STATEMENT ON COVID 19: NIGERIA\u2019S PEACE AND SECURITY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>16 April 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We, members of the above coalition with over 50 youth\norganizations working on empowering youth, women and children on conflict\nprevention, peacebuilding and sustainable development across Nigeria, recognize\nall efforts of the government both at local, state and federal levels to\ncontain and prevent the rapid spread of COVID-19 in Nigeria. We commend the\nhuge and positive steps taken including the closure of the nation\u2019s air, land\nand sea borders, the release of over 2,600 inmates across correctional homes in\nNigeria, the extension of the stay at home order and the ongoing distribution\nof conditional cash transfers to the indigent people among other initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a coalition, our members are working in various parts of\nthe nation with collective resolve to alleviate the destabilizing impact of\nCOVID-19 and help our communities recover quickly from the pandemic through\ncommunity sensitization and education, combating fake news, distribution of\nrelief materials and monitoring of public policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a coalition, we are also concerned about the brutalization of young people and the increasing rate of crimes and criminality across various communities and states in Nigeria which is not unconnected with the negative effects of the total lockdown especially on young men and women who remain disconnected from their daily means of livelihood. Youths occupy more than 60% of the nation&#8217;s 180 million population and a majority of them rely on daily wage for survival.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are calling on governments at all levels to take urgent\nsteps in ensuring that there is equitable distribution of the socioeconomic\npalliatives across the six geo political zones in Nigeria so that the needs of\nyoung people and other vulnerable groups are also met. <strong>Without this, Nigeria\u2019s peace and security will be threatened.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We therefore use this medium to appeal to all young men and\nwomen in Nigeria to support the efforts and initiatives of the government aimed\nat combating COVID-19, ensuring that there is public safety and reducing the\nrate of fatalities. <strong>Non compliance has\noverwhelming consequences<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We appreciate the efforts of our health professionals who\nremain our heroes at this period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Going forward, we make the following recommendations.\nGovernment should:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Ensure\nthat young men and women are not excluded from the ongoing palliatives and\nsupport.<\/li><li>Make\navailable more testing centers across all states and intensify the testing and\ncontact tracing mechanism to allow for early detection and treatment.<\/li><li>Follow\nup and ensure strict monitoring of discharged patients to ensure that there is\nno reinfection. <\/li><li>Liaise\nwith the private sector to ensure that workers do not lose their jobs during\nand after this period.<\/li><li>Ensure\nutmost accountability and transparency measures in the disbursement of\npalliatives without iota of party politics. This will strengthen civil trust in\nthe process and governance at large. <\/li><li>Security\nagencies should ensure that their activities do not lead to human rights\nviolations. Civic space must be protected. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Post-COVID19 global economy is being forecast in the\nnegative, government should ensure that viable fiscal and monetary policies are\nmade and implemented to help cushion the effects of the imminent global\neconomic meltdown. This period offers an unusual opportunity for the government\nacross all strata to equip and upgrade public health care facilities\nnationwide, it must be maximized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a coalition, we will continue to work towards service\ndelivery, sensitization and education, monitoring and protection. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Signed by the following\norganizations:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Building\nBlocks for Peace Foundation, Oyo State<\/li><li>Kuye\nFoundation, Lagos state<\/li><li>Soulace\nAfrica, Oyo State<\/li><li>Peace\nEducation and Practice Network, Nigeria<\/li><li>Youth\nCoalition Against Terrorism (YOCAT), Yobe State<\/li><li>Ladies\nEmpowerment Goals and Support Initiative (LEGASI), Kaduna State<\/li><li>Youth\nEvolve Platform, Lagos State<\/li><li>Commonwealth\nYouth Peace Ambassadors Network (Nigeria)<\/li><li>Youth\nCivil Activism Network Nigeria<\/li><li>Youth\nEmpowerment Advocacy and Good Governance Initiative (YEAGGI), Edo State<\/li><li>Center\nfor Youth Advocacy and Development (CEYAD), Abuja <\/li><li>Leadworld\nConcerns, Akwa Ibom State <\/li><li>Shannah\nInitiative for Human Development (SIHD),&nbsp;\nIbadan, Oyo State<\/li><li>African\nPeace Project (APP), Anambra State <\/li><li>Angel\nSupport Foundation (ASF), Benue State<\/li><li>Tri-Adepoju\nPeace Foundation (TPF), Nigeria&nbsp; <\/li><li>Brain\nBuilders International, Kwara State &nbsp;<\/li><li>Centre\nfor the Defense of Human Rights and Democracy in Africa, Lagos<\/li><li>Galaxy\nfor Peace and Integrity Initiative, Imo State <\/li><li>Constructive\nPeace Initiative (CPI), Ogun State<\/li><li>Mind\nReformers Network, Lagos<\/li><li>Building\nBridges, Borno State<\/li><li>Family\nand National Development Initiative, Lagos<\/li><li>YIAGA\nAfrica<\/li><li>Almajiri\nChild Rights Initiative, Nigeria<\/li><li>Kebbi\nState Peace Promoters Club, Kebbi State<\/li><li>Pan\nAfrican Youth Network for a Culture of Peace(PAYCoP), Nigeria<\/li><li>United\nNetwork of Youth for Peace and Diplomacy UNYPD, Abuja<\/li><li>Youth\nInitiative Against Violence &amp; Human Rights Abuse \u2013YIAVHA, Jos<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PRESS STATEMENT ON COVID 19: NIGERIA\u2019S PEACE AND SECURITY 16 April 2020 We, members of the above coalition with over 50 youth organizations working on&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":259,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[16,13,19,20,21,11,9,17,15,7],"class_list":["post-248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-coronavirus","tag-covid19","tag-media","tag-network","tag-ngo","tag-nigeria","tag-peace","tag-peacebuilding","tag-security","tag-youth4peace"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bbforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bbforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bbforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bbforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bbforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=248"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/bbforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":250,"href":"https:\/\/bbforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248\/revisions\/250"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bbforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/259"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bbforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bbforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=248"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bbforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}