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.

Ganiyu Taofiq     Issa Manzuma     Lawal Jimoh     Alabi Lawal     Post-utme     Anilelerin     Olota Of Odo-Owa     AbdulRazaq Jiddah     Omoniyi Ayinla     Olatunde Olukoya     Kazeem Oladepo     Ilesha Gwanara Road     KWIRS     Atunwa     Ojo Isekuse     Twitter     Suleiman Idris     Tunji Oyawoye     Offa Metropolitan Club     Idris Amosa Saidu     Yahaya A Paniyaro     Michael Nzwekwe     Kaiama     Onilorin Of Ilorin     Abdullahi Biffo     Ilesha-Baruba-Gwanara     Kwara State Television (KWTV)     Coalition Of Kwara North Groups     V.O. Abioye     Government Girls’ Day Secondary School Pakata     Iliasu     Idi-Ape     Binta Abubakar-Mora     Tinubu Legacy Forum     Femi Oladiji     Ifelodun     National Party Of Nigeria     Muhammad Fawaz Abubakar     Ahmed Saidu Rufai     Oba Mogaji Abdulkadir     Ibrahim Bio     Kuliyan Geri     Abdullateef Abdussalam     Sheu Ndanusa Usman     Yusuf Aiyedun     Offa Grammer School     Saliu Ajia     Ola Falade     Taiwo Joseph     Hussein Oloyede     Yomi Adeboye     Lawan     CCB     Sheikh Ridhwanullah El-ilory     Taofik Abdulkareem     Jaigbade Alao     Bello Bature     Ali Ahmad     Ilorin Water Reticulation     Damilola Yusuf     Abdulrahman Iliasu     Yemi Osinbajo     Shettima Of Ilorin     Haruna Olawale Sulaiman     Ilorin West/Asa Federal Constituency     New Nigeria People’s Party     Idiagbon     ENetSuD     NIRSAL     Bolakale Saka     Radio Kwara     Folaranmi Aro     Olabode George Towoju     Turaki     Photo News     Kazeem Adekanye     Bashirat Bola Bello    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Ojuekun     Magaji Nda     John Obuh     Ahmad Olayiwola Kamaldeen     Azeez Bello     Mazars Consulting     Abdulrahman Abdulrazak     Park     Umar Bayo Abdulwahab     Lawyers Unite Against Corruption     3MTT     TIIDELab     Matthew Babaoye     Shade Omoniyi     Babaita     Timothy Akangbe     Abdulganiyu AbdulAzeez     Aliyu Muhammed     Otuka     NTA Ilorin     Raliat Islamic Foundation     Mope Dasuki Belgore     Alimi Abdulrazaq     Femtech     IHS Towers     Saba Jibril     Afolasade Opeyemi Kemi     Isin     Budo-Egba     Abdulrazaq Sanni     Olawuyi     Rebecca Bake     Abdulahi Abubakar Bata     Abdul Jimoh Mohammed     Abiodun Jacob Ajiboye     Ejidongari     Computer Based Test     Oba Abdulkadir La\'aro     Imam Gambari     Aisha Ahman Pategi     Olatunde Michaels     Olugbense     Abdulrasaq Alaro     COVID     Esinniobiwa Quareeb     Yusuf Amuda Gobir     Saadu Yusuf     Jaigbade Alao     Aro Yahaya     ER-KANG Mining Nigeria Company Limited     United Nigeria Congress Party     Alliance For Democracy     Isiaka AbdulRazaq     Saduki Lafiagi     Kwara United     Toyin Falola     Adam Abdullahi Al-Ilory     Iyeru Grammar School     Yaman     Theophilus Oyebiyi     Dele Momodu     Saka Asiat Ayinke     Falokun-Oja     Iyabo Dupe Adekeye     Ibrahim Taiwo Road     Emir Of Kano     CKNG     Paul Olawoore     Local Government     Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq     Kwara-SAPZ Project     Metro Park     Kayode Zubair     Vasolar-Kwara Company Ltd     A.E. Afolabi     Elections     Joseph Bamigboye