The president of Initiative of Concerned
Nigeria Citizens for Progress, Mr. Okpegwa
Ejiroghene, has said that his group is
packaging a reality TV show titled, Niger-
Delta Peace Sustenance.
According to him, the show is designed to
engender peace in the region, while also
rehabilitating and empowering the militant
youths of the Niger Delta and the country at
large.
Ejiroghene, a peace and social change
crusader, said that ICNCP was a non-
governmental organisation concerned with
conflict management, youth empowerment
and rehabilitation and acknowledgement of
public integrity.
He said, "We were challenged by issues
bothering over 150 million Nigerians. Our
concern has to do with sustenance of
peace, youth empowerment and
rehabilitation after the amnesty granted by
President Yar'Adua."
Now that the repentant militants of the
Niger Delta cry foul about the defective
manner in which the amnesty initiative is
being implemented, Ejiroghene said that his
NGO had come to bridge the missing link in
the interest of peace.
The ICNCP had earlier conducted a research
within and outside the Niger Delta region on
the subject of peace, youth empowerment
and rehabilitation. The research, according
to Ejiroghene, lasted more than six months.
"The reality TV show hopes to put to an end
to every form of strife. The project is
expected to educate, re-orientate,
reorganise and rehabilitate the aggrieved
youths and help them to become noble
citizens of our great nation," he said.
In a bid to realise its objectives, the NGO is
currently partnering with some repentant
militants, governors of the Niger Delta,
corporate and philanthropic individuals.
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