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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.

 

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.

 

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.

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

“Insecurity will become abated, if Nigerians abstain from security-apathy syndrome”-JDPMC

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Poor security alertness and public awareness by the Nigerians have been ascribed to one of the major sources of the spate of insecurity syndrome ravaging the country which are ranging from culture of indifference, accessory, fear and many more. Read more

Bank of Agriculture and JDPMC collaborate to give Loan to targeted Rural Community Farmers in Osun.

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In attempt to increase agricultural practice indexes in Nigeria thereby boosting food security system and giving a push to her Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the economy ranking, the Bank of Agriculture in collaboration with the Justice, Development and Peace Makers’ Centre (JDPMC), Osogbo set to give Micro-Credit Loan to the targeted rural community farmers across Osun state.

The Manager of the Bank of Agriculture, Osogbo branch, Osun state, Mrs.Olukemi Olusesi disclosed this during a partnership meeting with Rural Development team of the Justice Development and Peace Makers’ Centre which was held in Oke-Ayepe, Osogbo.

Olusesi said the Micro-Credit Loan became necessary so as to communicate agricultural empowerment crusade to the community farmers at the grassroots, where seventy-five percent of the food productions were being largely produced. She also noted that, the effort would go a long way as it had the capacity to give local productions a strong push at the international market.

“There is a need to bring this knowledge of truth to the grass roots in order to help and build the rural community farmers’ capacity, given to the fact seventy-five percent of the farm produces emanate from them and by so doing we are giving economy of the nation a better push and face lift,

Our background check and record of the JDPMC really justified it, for this reason, Bank of Agriculture is pitching it tent with the JDPMC of all Non-governmental Organizations in the Osun State. We have done it together before and this is why we are doing again”.   

Speaking, the General Coordinator of the JDPMC, Rev.Peter Akinkunmi represented by the Chief Finance Officer, Mr.Patrick Osunkolati assured the team of bank of Agriculture that management of the JDPMC would develop a framework to the effect and ensure that the identified opportunity is effectively and efficiently harnessed.

The Programme Manager of the Rural Development Programme of the JDPMC, Mrs.Onaolapo Morenike stated that RUDEP team in her usual manner would initiate monitoring mechanisms to see to the appropriation of the Micro-Credit Loan thereby avoiding misplacement of priority on the part of the programme and target beneficiaries.