Osun youths call for Restructuring for a better Nigeria

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In a bid to arrest insecurity issues and other social unrest ravaging Nigeria. Osun youths have called for a just, balance and fair system that would accommodate all and sundry’s welfare and well-being.

This unanimous view was gathered during a one-day symposium in commemoration of the Annual Democracy Day organized by the Justice, Development and Peace Makers’ Centre, Osogbo (JDPMC).

According to them, the solution to the current challenges facing the country is not in secession but rather in Governments creating enabling environment for Nigerians particularly unemployed-teeming youths in the country through even distribution of national opportunities.

They also stressed that it is pertinent Governments place priority on the true practice of the rule of law and its guiding principle of equality before the law to the full scale.

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JDPMC designs blueprint for women’s participation in politics

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Women’s public and political participation is a critical step towards reshaping economic, political, and social conditions to allow for equality in opportunities and results for women and men. Women can be informed, thoughtful, and strategic advocates for their own needs. Today, their political participation is subverting the private/public sphere dichotomy, putting real power and leadership in women’s hands.

It is an incontestable fact that women constitute over half of the world’s population. Nigeria’s case is not different; Unfortunately, this numerical strength has not found corresponding expression or representation in Nigeria’s public life. Women’s participation in politics and governance is of strategic importance, not only for women’s empowerment but because it has wider benefits and impact. Many people have expressed the view of the great importance of women’s participation and representation in the governance of their country that it can bring to national development.

For any nation to realize the noble idea of democracy with its emphasis on participation, competition and liberty of the people, there is a need for the promotion of gender inequality. Democracy will not bring development to a country where there is no active involvement and participation of the two sexes; male and female.

 

In order to bridge the gap and ensure active women participation in politics especially at the grassroots, Justice, Development and Peace Makers Centre has packaged this training guide in order to be used by JDPMC’s seasoned and trained women influencers who would help to train and mentor other women in order to get involved in politics, governance and Community Development.

It is our strong belief that through this initiative, more women will get involved in community development, governance and Politics.

 

Rev. Fr. Peter Akinkunmi

General Coordinator,

JDPMC, Osogbo

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WOMEN INFLUENCERS’ HANDBOOK

Women in Politics Training Manual

 

 

Reminder:Legislative Dialogue with Hon. Babatunde Desmond, join the conversation on Rave 91.7 fm

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A Faith based Charity, Non-Governmental, Non-Political, and Not-for-profit Organization known as Justice, Development and Peace Makers’ Centre (JDPMC), Osogbo invites the General Public to her quarterly and political-community interactive forum tagged “Legislative Dialogue” with Hon.Babatunde Desmond representing Oriade state constituency of the Osun State House Assembly.

Legislative dialogue is an in-house programme of the JDPMC created to afford an atmosphere in which political office holders and the people especially members of the community at the grassroots to interact and dialogue on community development measures towards a better living and representation of all and sundry.

it is a phone in programme that will give the populace an opportunity to contribute at appointed time.

 

Covid-19: See what happens during the distribution of Osun palliative materials.

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Justice, Development and Peace Makers Centre Osogbo monitored the distribution of Palliatives and Food relief materials organized by the 21-man food and relief committee set up by the Osun state Government and other non- state actors in order to reduce the burden caused by the total lockdown of the state for 2 weeks to curb the spread of COVID 19 in the Osun State.

The distribution started on the 27th of April, 2020 with the collection of the Food relief materials such as Rice, beans, Noodles, Semovita, Gaari, Egg, bread etc from the warehouse in Osogbo. All the 30 LGAs including Area Office were grouped into 6 in which each group comprised 5 LGAs in the State. In each day assigned for each group to collect palliatives, the LGA Chairman, Representative of Christian Association of Nigeria, Muslim Society and NGOs make up the stakeholders that usually inspect the food at the warehouse situated at Osicol Building, Old Garage Area Osogbo before transporting the relief materials to different LGAs. 5 LGAs were always attended to per day.

JDPMC Monitoring Activities in 3LGAs of the State.

JDPMC monitored the delivery of relief materials from the warehouse in Osogbo to the direct beneficiaries i.e villagers across different communities in 3 LGAs of the State which are Atakumosa East, Atakumosa West and Osogbo LGAs of the State. Read more

INEC Osun engages JDPMC on campaign finance in Nigeria.

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INEC OSUN ENGAGES JDPMC ON CAMPAIGN FINANCE REGULATION IN NIGERIA

It was a gathering of All INEC Staff across the length and breadth of Osun State. The purpose of the gathering was solely to discuss on Campaign Finance Tracking in Nigeria: The journey so far. Owing to exploits the Justice Development and Peace Makers’ Centre, (JDPMC) Osogbo has recorded in Osun State and Nigeria on Campaign Finance Tracking, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Osun State invited the organization to present a Public lecture on the theme “Campaign Finance Tracking in Nigeria: The journey so far”. The lecture was held on the 25th February, 2020 at the INEC Conference Hall, Osogbo, Osun State. The event had in attendance the Resident electoral commissioner of Osun state, Mr Segun Agbaje, all Directors in INEC Osun, and all Electoral Officers across the thirty Local Government Areas of Osun state, and other members of the public.

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OPEN-SECRET: JDPMC-IFES’ report indicts major political parties of violation of Campaign Finance Law in the 2019 Kogi&Bayelsa Gubernatorial Polls.

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FINAL REPORT FOR KOGI PDFFINAL BAYELSA REPORT  

Confronted like never before by the plague of poverty, population explosion, growing polarization and reels of humanitarian crisis, Nigeria has never stood in need as it does today of a level playing ground by which its’ people would elect the best candidates to steer the course of her leadership at all levels as it is proper of a modern democracy.

Elections processes and outcomes marred by all shades of irregularities and malpractices, decades of failed leadership since return to democracy in 1999 compels the ongoing efforts towards the emergence of frameworks, institutions and processes that could facilitate credible elections to produce the required leadership worthy of modern democracy. Poorly regulated in-flow and out-flow of party and campaign finance has remained the vital force of all malpractices such as election violence, gender discrimination, election rigging, ‘godfatherism’, vote buying and all forms of patron-cliental politics. These decades of unchecked malpractices strongly question the efficiency of the legal framework regulating party/campaign financing as well as its enforcement and citizen’s oversight efforts. Unless the influence of money is significantly and consistently checked in the election of leaders, Nigeria would be plunged into complex crisis under poor leadership.

As steps to checking the grave consequences of growing and unchecked bold contravention of laws regulating campaign finance to democracy and development in Nigeria, the Justice Development and Peace Makers Centre in collaboration with the International Federation for Electoral Systems have initiated and embarked upon a well-planned 4-months campaign finance monitoring project of prominent political parties for the November 2019 gubernatorial election of Bayelsa state. It is not unconnected with previous efforts of this partnership in campaign finance monitoring which had already been undertaken in the Osun state gubernatorial election in 2018, the 2019 general election and the Bayelsa state gubernatorial election of November 2019.

This publication shares the processes and findings of the initiative for the November 2019 Bayesla state gubernatorial election with all stakeholders in a timely manner. The aim is to promote multi-stakeholder response which is the pathway out of the critical situation which the protracted incapacity of the legal frameworks, processes and relevant institutions to regulate campaign finance subject democracy and development in Nigeria. To be found in this publication among others include the evolution of strategy, operational mechanism, implementation exercises, conclusions of the project as well as recommendations for the strengthening of party/ campaign finance regulation in Nigeria.

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Rev Fr Peter Akinkunmi

General Coordinator, JDPMC

Osun Lawmaker lauds JDPMC for its life-impacting Developmental interventions in the state, drums support at a legislative capacity.

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A member of the Osun State House of Assembly representing Obokun State constituency under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, Hon. Adewumi Adeyemi has lauded the Justice, Development and Peace Makers’ Centre (JPMDC), Osogbo for its hallmark achievements in Community and Social Development interventions across the length and breadth of the state especially towards the people at the grassroots.

Hon. Adewumi stated this at a Courtesy visit paid to his Office at the Osun state House of Assembly by the Project team of the Democracy and Good Governance Department of the JDPMC led by the Program Supervisor, Mr Festus Ojewumi.

According to him “Let me start by saying that I am humbled by your noble visit and I must equally commend your commitment and passion to serve the humanity at best for about two and half decades. This is indeed heartbeat of God and standard setting of every human’s existence. To be sincere, the services render are in alignment with my belief and principle, I’m more than willing to support the organisation at my capacity and work with you since no Government works alone and achieves much.”

Earlier in his remark, Ojewumi noted that the general goal of the visit was to entrench strong synergy between the Government and the General Public so as to make common goal and responsibility prevail above personal or Individual’s interest. He added that JDPMC was determined to continually play a pivotal role in bridging the gap between the Government and the Citizens of the State.

There were other discussions around how the capacity of Good Governance Committees set up by the organisation could further be built through legislative Dialogue. Also present at the visit was the Program Officer of the Department, Mr Richard Akinyosotu and JDPMC Media Personnel; Mr Alabi Olayemi.

 

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    INVITATION OF GENERAL PUBLIC TO A PRESS CONFERENCE AND PUBLIC PRESENTATION OF REPORT ON CAMPAIGN FINANCE MONITORING PROJECT OF THE 2019 KOGI AND BAYELSA GUBERNATORIAL ELECTIONS.

The Justice, Development and Peace Makers’ Centre (JDPMC),  hereby invites the General Public to a Press Conference and Public Presentation of Report of Findings of a Campaign Finance Monitoring Project of the 2019 KOGI and BAYELSA GUBERNATORIAL ELECTIONS with support from International Foundation for Electoral System (IFES), United State Agency for International Development (USAID & UKAID)

It is also a forum of dialogue among key stakeholders of the electoral processes such as INEC, public regulatory and law enforcement agencies, CSOs and the media on our far-reaching implications of our findings for continuous strengthening of democracy and development in Nigeria.

JDPMC in her usually characteristic Manner in collaboration with IFES had trained and deployed a total of 43 Campaign Finance Monitors and 2 State Coordinators to the both KOGI and BAYELSA towards their GUBERNATORIAL ELECTIONS in order to track the Campaign Finance expenditures and the use of Administrative Resources of some selected Political Parties.

In the light of this, Justice Development and Peace Makers’ Centre (JDPMC) cordially invites the General Public to the Press Briefing. It is scheduled as follows:

Date: Wednesday, 29th January, 2020

Venue: Agura Hotel, 40 Moshood Abiola way, Opposite Army Headquarters, Area 10 Garki

Time: 10:00am Prompt

Rev. Fr Peter Akinkunmi

General Coordinator.

 

“Eschew the culture of Indifference & get involved in Budget planning&performance”- Osun Lawmaker charges Citizens.

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The General Coordinator of the JDPMC Osogbo, Rev.Fr.Peter Akinkunmi flanked by Hon.Babatunde Olatunji, Chief Whip,State of Osun House of Assembly.

Hon.Babatunde Olatunji addressing Good Governance Committee Memebers across 20LGAs of the State.

Mr.Festus Ojewumi, Programme Supervisor of the JDPMC moderating the Programme.

Across section of the Members of Good Governance Committee.

Rev.Fr.Peter Akinkunmi, the General Coordinator of the JDPMC while making an opening remark.

Another across section of the Members of the GGC.

Hon. Babatunde Olatunji Answering questions emanating from the participants in the Forum.

 

 

 

Participants present at the Forum.

The General Coordinator making closing remark.

In recognition of his outstanding facilitating expertise.

Presentation of Award to the Hon.Olatunji as a distinguished Facilitator at the Legislative Meeting between the Legislative Arm and Members of the Good Governance Committee of the JDPMC by Rev.Fr.Peter Akinkunmi.

LEGISLATIVE DIALOGUE

“The success of any State budget formulation and implementation lie on the public participation of citizens with active mobilization and advocacy for accountability and transparency. People must be ready to be responsible, unite to form a common font towards better Governance. They must vote people of integrity into power, populate men of good character and dignity into political space and system. It is only in Nigeria that people are extremely religious but highly ungodly, full of activities without productivity, doing things in the same way but expecting different results. Culture of indifference must be dealt with. I have said this, time and again; there is need for cultural revival, if possible social re-engineering and orientation from the Governed. I appreciate JDPMC, for being a blessing to Osun State and for making meaningful impacts and positive imprints in the state. You are what I refer to as timely succour for this age. I call for more replicative Bodies at least twenty that will make the state stronger and engaging.”

Excerpt from Hon. Babatunde Lekan Olatunji, Chief Whip State of Osun Assembly during the Legislative Dialogue with the JDPMC’s Good Governance Committee Members across the 20LGAs in the State.   

 

 

Legislative Dialogue with Hon.Babatunde Olatunji … JDPMC cordially invites you.

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