Hepatitis Day: “Get tested and vaccinated now, it is no longer an option” JDPMC admonishes Nigerians

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In the spirit of World Hepatitis Day’s commemoration particularly safety and prevention of high mortality rate in the country, Nigerians have been admonished to imbibe the culture of constant practice of proper medical check-up by subjecting themselves to Hepatitis test and vaccination.

The General Coordinator of the Justice, Development and Peace Makers Centre, (JDPMC), Osogbo, Rev.Fr.Peter Akinkunmi made this known in his World Hepatitis Day’s Message.

Fr.Akinkunmi noted that getting tested in order to know one’s health status and vaccinated respectively were no longer optional considering the death rates recorded so far due to Covid19 pandemic and other underlying diseases. He added that it was important Nigerians learned how to prevent the worst from happening rather than fighting it.

He therefore enjoined Nigerian to cultivate the habit of regular health maintenance and medical check-up which he described as a key to a sound living and long life.

Democracy Day: “Rise up to your Gender role to fix lacuna in Governance”-Lagbenro urges Women

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A good governance and gender role expert, Tolu Lagbenro has characterized gender role and equality in Nigeria’s political and socio-economic context as a key to service delivery in good governance which every Nigerian woman must rise up to in order for the nation to reach her enviable height as a giant of Africa.

Lagbenro stated this while featuring on a special edition of live programme in commemoration of the Democracy Day organized by the Justice, Development and Peace Makers’ Centre (JDPMC), Osogbo on a frequency modulation of 91.7 Rave fm with a topic ” The need for Women’s participation in politics and Community Development” 

The good governance and gender role expert noted that the era of gender imbalance and inequality had overstayed its welcome in Africa where a woman could only be seen but not to be heard. Even, in some situations her participation or contribution towards the development of her immediate community, state and nation could be regarded as a taboo.

She stressed that time has changed as women’s quotas now played pivotal roles in face lifting the political and socio-economic values of the country in which an attempt to downplay its worth might undermine the progress and the gains of Nigeria.

while calling on Nigerian Women to renew their interest and unity of purpose to fill in the vacuum in governance so as to raise the bar of performance. she also appealed to political actors, non-actors, opinion formulators, Captains of Industry, Technocrats in all fields to create a level playing ground with enforcement frameworks for all genders to thrive in Democracy.

“I am ever ready to partner with your Organization in making society better”-New Osun CP assures JDPMC

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Barely three weeks of his resumption of office as a newly posted Commissioner of Police to Osun state, Undie Adie has begun to pitch his tenet with relevant stakeholders in the state like Justice Development and Peace Makers’ Centre (JDPMC), Osogbo in an attempt to tame the tide of skyrocketing crime indices that seemed to be pervading the state ranging from Farmers and Herders’conflict,rising indices of rape case and other nefarious criminal acts.

Receiving the team staff of Justice Development and Peace Makers’ Centre on an advocacy visit led by the Assistant General Coordinator  of the JDPMC, Rev.Fr.Stephen Okurumeh. Undie noted that he had been collaborating with JDPM where he had come from, which he confirmed to have yielded positive results.

He therefore said that he would be more than willing to consolidate on the existing relationship by extension to the JDPMC Osogbo through creation of zero tolerance models against crimes with the JDPMC as he was ready to partner and supply necessary technical supports more importantly security in getting rid of heinous crimes in the state. A process that he described as a good start by the visit.

The police boss stressed further that rape is a criminal case which his administration would not be taken for granted or treated with a levity while enjoining people of Osun to be law abiding.

“JDPM is a great household name. I had been collaborating with the organization from where I came and I am must confess to you that it was fruitful, I am also ready to partner with you too in order to make Osun state a better place for all”, He said. 

Setting the record straight on the reason behind the call Rev.Fr.Okurumeh explained that the visit was in the knowledge of the fact that curbing the crime in any country or state involved concerted efforts for it was crucial for the citizens also to take responsibility because police could not do it alone while appreciating the new Commissioner of Police for the understanding and readiness showed towards all the matters of National Security tabled before him.