See how JDPMC declares war against COVID19 in Osun

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This short video shows spirited efforts made by the Justice Development and Peace Makers’ Centre to ensure that the widespread of the COVID19 pandemic was prevented through Health promotion and education by launching a radical campaign with other preventive mechanisms.

Distribution of palliatives and facility supports in order to cushion the effects of the deadly outbreak on the poor which had almost paralyzed their capital investment base most importantly, the business starters.

It also draws attention to the likely areas of Covid19 aftermaths which may be begging for serious attention and swift reaction respectively from the stakeholders concerned.

Breaking: Data Analysis on 2020 Edo Poll, see total number of Wards, polling units& eligible Voters

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While Nigerians, more importantly, the good people of Edo State and the political parties concerned are patiently waiting for the outcome of 2020 Edo Gubernatorial Election, it is expedient to feed you with facts and figures of the election as part of variables that shall form the decision of the final result so as to put its veracity into test.

Justice Development and Peace Makers’ Centre, Osogbo (JDPMC) has again gone far and wide to furnish you with the total number of Wards, Polling units, registered voters, senatorial districts and eligible voters in the 2020 Edo poll.

Meanwhile, this development was borne out of the spirited efforts of JDPMC Osogbo to strengthen Democracy in free, fair and credible election process that will produce quality in leadership style and true dividends of Democracy. The link below shows short but meaty details of the Data Analysis of 2020 Edo Gubernatorial Poll.

Kindly click on the below link and find out the details.

DATA ANALYSIS OF 2020 EDO ELECTION

Campaign Finance Monitoring’s Newsletter on Edo Gubernatorial Poll 2nd edition

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To work out a true democratic process that will deliver good Governance by Government at all levels to its people beyond on papers. The Justice Development and Peace Makers’ Centre support from the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) had again deployed field Officers to the nooks and crannies of the Edo State to find out how has each political party been strictly adhered to the spending limit of Electoral Campaigns Finance Law to the tune N200,000,000 (Two hundred Million Naira) as stipulated by Section 91 (3) of the Electoral Act 2010 (As amended).

The outcome through our field trackers revealed that there was a misuse of State Administrative Resources (SAR) by the two prominent political parties (APC and PDP) in the state during their campaigns within the reporting weeks.

This stemmed from Political events held ranging from mini to mega rallies, townhall meetings and ward to ward meetings. This has increased their spending limit by 16% compared to the amount spent in the last two weeks (N42,541,500). This showed that the political party and its candidate Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu are carrying out more political activities towards the end of the month of August 2020.

This link below contains the details.

JDPMC NEWSLETTER, 2ND EDITION

 

JDPMC bi-weekly newsletter on Campaign Finance Tracking in Edo gubernatorial Poll reveals…

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There is no doubt that the Electioneering campaign is pivotal to every political party in Nigeria even across the World. It has proved vital and indispensable for it determines who holds the winning card at the polling booth and takes the mantle of leadership for the next four years. Political Analysts had over the years laid credence to its significance in the political space that it works like a magic formula. As much as this political gimmick is yielding results for all the candidates and political parties respectively, it should also be noted that it undermines the good governance spirit in the country thereby leaving the downtrodden masses at the mercy of hunger, retrogression, unemployment, frustration, economic somersault, disloyalty to their country and most of all crimes.

For this reason, a legal framework governing political campaign finance was established in Nigeria in an attempt to bridle the spending limit of all political parties during the election season that often breeds electioneering campaigns. In spite of this initiative, monetization of the people’s will is still prevalent, likewise vote-buying gaining momentum in the face of level playing ground, justice and fairness.

Being part of her mandates, the Justice, Development and Peace Makers’ Centre (JDPMC) through the support from the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) had since 2018 been on the mission of why this nation’s malady must STOP while normalcy should reign supreme and the act of fair-play practice must be equally embraced by all and sundry especially political actors and gladiators.

JDPMC time and again chose the 2020 Edo Gubernatorial election to access the level of compliance of this adaptation of electoral recommended practice by training 42 Campaign Finance monitors in Edo State and deploying them to track Campaign Finance expenditures of Four (4) Selected Political parties in the state.

The political parties are AllProgressive Congress (APC), Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), Young Peoples’ Party (YPP) and LabourParty. The field monitors used the Parallel Expense Tracking (PET) Method and mobile technology called JICAFIMO Mobile APP to collect and collate data on party expenditures.  Below link is a newsletter that shows the findings of the field officers, kindly click on it to avail yourself of the information therein.

JDPMC_CAMPAIGN FINANCE TRACKING

Osun Govt, JDPMC partner to empower Farmers through CBN Loan

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In recognition of the Justice, Development and Peace Makers’ Centre of Osogbo, most especially her efforts, giant strides in human development and behavioural objectives which were considered worthy of emulation in governance, the Government of Osun led by the administration of Gboyega Oyetola has sought partnership with JDPMC Osogbo to empower local farmers in the state through Central Bank of Nigeria’s Loan Scheme.

The Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Hon.Adedayo Adewole disclosed this in his office at the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security during an Advocacy Visit by the Justice, Development and Peace Makers’ Centre (JDPMC), Osogbo.

Hon.Adewole said there was no doubt that JDPMC’s interventions in the agricultural sector had been one of the focal points of his Ministry which he described as a call for emulation and coordinated synergy through partnership. Against this backdrop, he therefore declared intention of his partnership with JDPMC and urged the advocacy team to collect the Data of all the rural farmers at her disposal and forward it to the Ministry so as to benefit from the Apex Bank Loan.

He further commended JDPMC for its spirited efforts towards promotion of Agricultural Development, Food Security and Sustainable Growth in the rural communities of which he attributed to the dedication and commitment to serve the humanity while appealing to all Nigerians to borrow a leaf from the attitudinal tree of the JDPMC.

Reacting the Assistant General Coordinator of the JDPMC, Rev.Fr.Stephen Okurumeh appreciated the Hon.Adewole for acknowledging the efforts of the JDPMC. Fr. Okurumeh reiterated the commitment of the JDPMC in making life better for the poor and partnering with people of goodwill who were capable of engineering as well as entrenching the positive change the nation truly desired.

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.