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.

 

World Environment Day: JDPMC warns Nigerians against toxic environmental practices

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Nigerians have been charged to shun all manners of unhygienic practices that might result to the environmental degradation and hazard especially in this rainy season but rather should promote environmental-friendly agriculture and good sanitation as well as hygiene practices in their various communities.

The General Coordinator of the Justice, Development and Peace Makers’ Centre (JDPMC), Osogbo Rev.Fr.Peter Akinkunmi stated this in his World Environment Day message through the Programme Supervisor,Mrs. Morenike Onaolapo of the Rural Development Programme.

Fr. Akinkunmi described Environment as a cherishable heritage and free gift of nature which required concerted efforts of every human being to keep it fit for a living and habitation. He however expressed his regret at the low level of hygiene practices in Nigeria which could portend serious dangers on existence of humanity and development of the nation among which were deforestation, mining, use of toxic substance and chemical weapons, bush burning, over grazing and bad agricultural, sanitation practices as well as pollution of various forms.

He therefore called for strategically and holistically designed measures with actions that promote tree planting, total eradication of unwarranted and destructive mining activities, not only these but also mitigate against land, air, water pollution, promote zero bush burning, environmental friendly agriculture, good sanitation and hygiene practices in all our communities so that every could live in fulfillment of God’s purpose for their lives.

 

Children’s Day: “you are not alone in the journey of life”-JDPMC assures children

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The Justice Development and Peace Makers’ Centre (JDPMC), Osogbo has reaffirmed her commitment towards care,support and protection of the rights of vulnerable children in Nigeria particularly Osun state communities.

The General Coordinator of the Justice Development and Peace Makers’ Centre, Rev.Fr.Peter Akinkunmi made this known in his Children’s Day message at the special outreach to the Orphanages in the state, in commemoration of the Children’s Day.

Fr.Akinkunmi stated that  this covid 19 pandemic has really had an unkind effect on children, schools are on-hold, children are not allowed to play on the playgrounds, so many things that excite children have been suspended indefinitely, similarly, children are experiencing the harshness of the economic challenges posed on adults, we are committed to protect  children being abused and facing tortures  as a result of  uncouth emotional outburst of adults, with the Justice Development and Peace Makers’ Centre  and her partner Kindermission werk the Children are not alone in the journey of life.

“One of our basic tenets in our organization is protection of children holistically. We carefully chose this occasion to show love to these children in order to mark their Day as it is true that majority of them might have never experienced such due to their background or circumstances of their birth. But beyond this clause, it is part of our mandate in our organization to show them we truly  love them  and  that they are important  to us,irrespective of their religion, sex,  social-status, tribe, background or colour, the Catholic church is known for her generosity and love wile protecting the dignity of the recipients of such services,

Let it be known that we are strongly committed to the matter of any child in this state, therefore no one should dare to assault or infringe on their rights. I want to assure them all that they are not alone in the journey of life because JDPMC is more than willing to help every child to access  a meaningful life.”, he affirmed.

In their separate remarks, Rev. Sr.Akinlotan Elizabeth of Little Angels of Fatima Osogbo and Mr.Babrinde of Children of Abiye Orphanages appreciated the kind gesture extended to the children which she described as a timely intervention that would not be taken for granted. They therefore pledged to do more as they receive grace from God.

 

Job Vacancy at JDPMC

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                           Justice, Development and Peace Makers’ Centre (JDPMC)

                   

               Catholic Diocese of Osogbo

  

                     EXTERNAL VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT   

                                                                                   5th May, 2020                                                                                                  

Justice Development and Peace Makers’ Centre (JDPMC), Osogbo is a Faith-based Charity, Non-Governmental, Non-Political, and Not-for-profit Organization, established for the promotion of social development activities aimed at improving the standard of living of people and their quality of life, alleviating the suffering of the oppressed, the marginalized and the less privileged by influencing public policies and empowering people to be self-reliant. it carries out the prophetic mission of the Catholic Church in the world through the social transformation of the society, especially in the areas of Democracy and Governance, Human Rights, Sustainable Rural Development, Environmental Education and Action, Preventive Health Awareness (HIV/AIDS), Women Empowerment, Youth Development, Promotion of Social Justice, Peace Building, as well as Conflict Resolution and Management without any bias to race, gender, religion, tongue and color.

We are recruiting to fill the available positions:

S/N Position Number Key responsibilities
1 Program Vehicle Drivers 2 ·        Drive programme staff for the sole implementation of the programme

·        Ensure proper functioning and safety of all programme vehicles

·        Properly document vehicle movements and promptly report any discovered faults.

·        Perform other tasks as may be directed by the Legal   holder, the Coordinator, or their delegates.

Location: Osogbo, Osun State.

Key Areas of Accountability.

Applicants will be expected to perform the following functions:

  • Conduct routine assessment of vehicles allocated to them and timely report any noticeable issues to the Officer in Charge.
  • Document daily distance coverage and periodically report to the designated officer
  • Exhibits best practices in handling corporate vehicles and ensure standard driving ethics of driving  at all

 

Additional Responsibilities:                                                                                                                                  

The Responsibilities (Above) are not intended to be all-inclusive. The employee will also perform other related tasks as required and will be responsible for timely communication and reporting of specific assigned tasks.

 

Qualification and Experience:

Applicants must:

  • Possess a minimum of National Diploma from a reputable Institution in any field.
  • Have a valid Drivers’ License
  • Not be more than 35 years of age with at least two years working experience in a corporate environment. Prior experience in a similar NGO environment is a strong advantage.
  • Have a strong communication and interpersonal skills and ability to moderately speak and understand English language

 

Key Competencies

  • Adequate Knowledge of the terrains of Nigeria roads, particularly Osun State.
  • Ability to manage stress and time in a fast-paced operating environment.
  • Ability to foster and maintain a spirit of unity, teamwork, cooperation, and learning.
  • Willingness and ability to travel.
  • Sensitivity in working with multiple cultures and beliefs, and to gender equity.
  • Ability to work both independently and as part of a team

 

Additional Advantage.

  • Understanding of faith-based organizations and Catholic teachings
  • Familiarity with policies, procedures, and priorities of JDPMC
  • Flexibility to work both in a team and independently
  • Cultural sensitivity, patience and flexibility

How to Apply:
Interested and qualified candidates should personally submit a copy of  their Cover Letter & Curriculum Vitae to JDPMC Office, Catholic Bishop’s House Oke –Ayepe, Osogbo, Osun State.

Note: Interview date will be communicated only to shortlisted candidates.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 19th June, 2020

Signed: Management.

 

Defilement: JDPMC seeks Justice for a 13-year old rape victim.

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A prominent faith-based and non-governmental organization in Osun state popularly known as Justice Development and Peace Makers’ Centre (JDPMC), Osogbo has advocated for the swift Justice over an alleged rape case of 13-year old girl (name withheld) in Ilesa, Osun state by her grandparents’tenant who was identified as Adedeji Adetunji.

The victim, who lived with her grandparents upon the death of her mother and abandonment by her father, reported the incident to her grandparents the very first time the alleged rapist took advantage of her. However, due to perceived financial implications of prosecution of cases and lack of information about structures that could defend fundamental rights of people especially indigent persons, the old and poor grandparents could not report the matter but only action taken by the victim’s grandparents in 2019 when the suspect first committed the offence was to insist that the rapist signed an undertaken never to abuse the victim again but contrary to the undertaken signed by the rapist, he continued with his evil act.

It was reported by the victim that the suspect had been serially violating her by covering her face before taking her to his room where he usually raped her and threatened to kill her if she ever told anybody. She further stated that the suspect always monitored her grandparent’s movement and took advantage of her grandparents’ absence to carry out the dastardly mission.

This had been lingered on until the situation assumed a different dimension on the 2nd of February 2020 when the victim took a bold step to confide in someone, who later enlightened and informed the grandparents of the victim of structures available for the protection of fundamental rights for no cost.

Following this development, it was gathered that the suspect was arrested and arraigned before Justice Adesayo of the Magistrate court 2 in Ilesha, Osun state.  The alleged rapist however pleaded not guilty.

Reacting to the development, the Legal Aid Officer of the JDPMC; Barrister Onoja Veronica assured Nigerians, most importantly the family of the Victim that Justice would not be perverted but rather duly served as the Organization was committed to the case and had channeled the matter to the appropriate quarters for necessary actions.

“It has become obvious that some people are enemies of the future of our community because they have made it their goal to destroy the proper development of children who are our future. Hence, all hands must be on deck to protect our children (especially our girls) from these bad elements by teaching our children basic protection strategies and speaking out against such persons. On the part of JDPMC, we shall ensure justice is done and the perpetrator punished accordingly,” She affirmed.

Meanwhile case has been adjourned to 21st of May, 2020.

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

HATE SPEECH BILL: “A booby trap on the high way of freedom of expression “ says a Media Guru.

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A media doyen who is also the Chief Executive Officer of a popular radio station ‘Rave fm’ in Osogbo, Osun State, Mr.Femi Adefila and the Director of Social Communications Commission of the Catholic Diocese of Osogbo, Rev.Fr. Francis Idowu have charged the Federal Government to desist from pursuing the cause of criminalizing hate speech but rather pay attention to the people’s cry and yearning. Read more

Osun Traditional Birth Attendants pledge support to JDPMC to end Mother to Child transmission of HIV.

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Not less three hundred Traditional/Community Attendants across twenty four Local Governments in Osun State namely Atakunmosa East, Atakunmosa West, Boluwaduro, Boripe, Ede North, Ede South, Egbedore, Ife central,Ife East, Ife North, Ife South, Ifelodun, Ila, Ilesa East, Ilesa west, Obokun, Odo Otin, Ola-Oluwa, Olorunda, Oriade and Osogbo  have thrown their weight behind the Justice Development and Peace Makers’ Centre (JDPMC) Osogbo in the quest  to prevent mother to child transmission  of HIV. 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