Ekwueme Foundation To Tackle Militancy In Nigeria
By Emma Chukwuanukwu, Assistant News Editor
Alex Ekwueme Foundation, a non-profit and non-governmental organisation, will be holding its inaugural International Summit on March 31at the International Conference Centre, Abuja.
According to the Director General of the foundation, Dr. Duke Igwilo, “Terrorist kidnapping and hostage-taking is now a critical issue in Nigeria. Having grown phenomenally since the mid 1990s, it is now a source of significant safety and security concerns across the country and adversely affecting the country’s economy by greatly undermining foreign investment.”
The foundation positions itself at the forefront of resolving this bane upon the country by holding an international summit, bringing together key organisations and individuals within a structured forum to find a sustainable resolution to the phenomenon.
The summit aims to identify and highlight the pattern of hostage taking, kidnapping and local terrorism in the country, raise public awareness about the growing phenomenon, strengthen the capacity of national security and public safety agencies to deal with the problem and strengthen the capacity of the country’s legal framework to deal with the aspect of local terrorism.
Using keynote presentations, case study analyses and interactive panel discussions, the summit will, among others, bring about effective strategies and policies for businesses and government agencies to adopt, study global current developments in the practice and expert opinions to provide solutions for Nigeria, review the experiences of kidnap victims to gain an understanding of its effects on individuals.
Alex Ekwueme Foundation was established to promote the ideals, values and principles of Dr. Alex Ekwueme, former Vice-President of Nigeria. The foundation aims to ensure that such ideals as honesty, fostering peace, compromise, transparency in public service and respect for democratic principles are secured in perpetuity.
