The Senior Special Adviser to the president of ECOWAS YOUTH COUNCIL (EYC) on Conflict Resolution and Diaspora Matters, Ambassador ‘Tosin Adebuji has urged the leaders in Nigeria and other security agencies to be peace Ambassadors toward the forthcoming general election at all levels; both during and after the election.
He advised them to emulate other African leaders who have served in various capacities whom he referred to as “Peace Ambassadors” with global recognition.
He also hinted on forthcoming ECOWAS Youth Council Peace Summit and Honours organised by the leadership of ECOWAS Youth Council (EYC).
According to Adebuji, the theme of this year’s summit is “The Role of African Leaders in Sustainable Peace and Security in West African”. The summit will bring together community leaders, faith leaders, political leaders, youth leaders and security agencies from around the world with diverse backgrounds and different points of view to advance the conversation about what community leadership in action means today.
The Leadership Summit will be hosted on 9th Feb. 2019 at the Merit House, Abuja, Nigeria. The summit is a step towards building a global network of change makers that will aid in eradicating these issues of violence, conflict and insecurity in our various communities in West Africa and Africa as a whole. Several hundred of participants from other leadership forum across West Africa region and across the globe are billed to attend.
