Kwara monarch, UNILORIN VC attribute violence to inequality

Date: 2019-04-10

Government Area Oba Abdulraheem Adeoti and Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) Prof. Sulyman Abdulkareem yesterday attributed the country's growing violence to injustice, inequality and poverty.

They spoke in Ilorin, the state capital, at the 2nd distinguished personality lecture organised by the Centre for Peace and Strategic Studies, UNILORIN. The lecture was entitled: "International trends in peace action and peace research: South-North."

Oba Adeoti said: "Disorderliness, rancour and acrimony are borne out of disparity between the rich and the poor in Nigeria. The Boko Haram insurgency might not be unconnected with differences in living. While some are living in affluence most people are living in abject poverty.

"For us in Nigeria, it is high time we addressed how to bridge the gap between the poor and the rich. Nigeria was colonised by the British, but we practice American system of government. I can say that Nigeria muddle both the presidential and parliamentary systems of government.

"It is, therefore, behooves this centre to look into our local problems and solve them locally so that peace can be sustained and maintained in Nigeria in particular and Africa in general.

"Peace can be maintained by addressing the Nigeria's political system.  We are talking of peace, but over 91 political parties were registered in the last elections. We shall continually look forward to how the academia and this centre can restore peace to Nigeria. Without peace nothing can be accomplished. Without peace, there will be no development. Even living together will be very difficult without peace."

Prof. Abdulkareem, who was represented at the event by the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Management Services, Prof. Fatai Sule, said the root of the pervasive conflicts in Africa can only be uprooted, if culture of African values that are built on justice, fairness and equity are imbibed.

Abdulkareem called on Africans to retrace their steps and adopt African traditional values to eliminate structural tensions that would give birth to indigenous framework for building peace in Africa.

The VC hailed the centre for coming up with laudable peace building programmes that are capable of restoring peace and order.

The director of the centre, Prof Noah Yusuf, said the event was in two folds, personality lecture and public book presentation.

 

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Ajibola Saliu Ajia     Kanu Agabi     Ibrahim Oniye     Fatimat Saliu     Femi Gbajabiamila     Atunwa     College Of Education     Adijat Adebiyi     Waziri Yakubu Gobir     Saka Aleshinloye     Salman Suleiman     Abdullahi AbdulMajeed     Azeez Salawu     Offorjama     Afolabi-Oshatimehin     Saeedat Aliyu     Magaji Nda     Neo Mundo Ltd     Ishaq Oloyede     Ilorin Emirate Stakeholders Forum     Florence Saraki     Abdulmumini AbdulRazaq     Valsolar Consortium     Bola Iyabo Ibiyeye Adisa     SUBEB     COVID-19 Palliatives     Olubukola Kifayat Adedeji     Aliyu Muhammed     Oba-Solagberu     Simeon Sayomi     Aso-ofi     Saudat Abdulbaqi     Moshood Kashimawo Abiola     Ibrahim Taiwo Road     Alfa Yahaya Road     Shuaib Jawondo     Taiwo Joseph     AbdulRahman Saad     Emmanuel Bello     KWSUED     Law School Scholarship     Alabi Olayemi Abdulrazak     Basit Olatunji     Lanre Issa Onilu     Joana Nnazua Kolo     Fatimah Abdulkadir     Olatunji Bamgbola     Salihu Jibril Garbi     Oyun     Adegoke Bamidele     Amos Justus Sayo     Kayode Issa     Salake     Mansurat Amuda-Kannike     IDPU     Owo Arugbo     CKNG     MAI Akande     Bayo Onimago     Kehinde Boyede     Buari Edun     Afeyin-Olukuta     Eghe Igbinehi     AbdulKareem Yusuf Danhawa     Omupo     Opobiyi     Sango-UITH Road     Abdul-Rahoof Bello     Abdulwahab Olarewaju Issa     IEDPU     Muslimah Entrepreneurship Forum     Gbemisola Saraki     CCT     Ganiyu Taofiq     Oro Grammar School     Leke Ogungbe     Kwara State Council Of Chiefs    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Ayo Salami     Bolaji Abdullahi     Bahago     Olosi Of Osi     Clement Yomi Adeboye     Dapo Teni Nig Enterprise     Abdulrahman Iliasu     Baruten     Alore     IEDPU     Suleiman Rotimi Iliasu     Odolaye Aremu     Lanre Jimoh     Ilorin International Airport     Ado Bayero     Emmanuel Olatunji Adesoye     TETFUND     Isiaka Gold     Abubakar Ndakene     Ayinde Oyepitan     Micheal Imoudu     Kwara State Polytechnic     Share-Tsaragi     BIR     KWSIEC     Code Of Conduct     Mohammed Danjuma     Oluronke Adeyemi     Taofik Abdulkareem     Kwara TV     Reuben Paraje     Saad Belgore     Ndama Al-hassan     EFCC     Olaoye B. Felix     KWSUED     Patigi Regatta     Bolakale Saka     ASMAU PLAZA     Abubakar Abdullahi Bata     Basic Education Certificate Examination     AbdulRazaq Abubakar Jiddah     Moses Rahman Popoola     Kazeem Oladepo     Salman Suleiman     Moshood Bakare     Adedipe     Pakata     HAMFAT Clinic And Maternity     Ilorin South     Wahab Agbaje     Abdulquawiy Olododo     FOMWAN     NNPP     Elelu     Oja-Oba     Ilofa     Park     Kassim Babamale     Bolaji Gambari     Balogin Alanamu     Eghe Igbinehi     Zulkifli Ibraheem     Sunday Popo-Ola     Yusuf Abdulwahab     Societe Generale Bank Of Nigeria     Saadu Yusuf     Najim Yaasin     Maigida Soludero Transit     Saliu Tunde Bello     Ezekiel Yissa Benjamin     Taofeek Sanusi     Otunba Taiwo Joseph     Shururat Olatinwo     Yusuf Zulu-Gambari     11th Galadima     Saba Jibril