Solicitor General & Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice, Mrs. Funlola Odunlami (middle); Director, Citizen\u2019s Mediation Centre (CMC), Mrs. Oluwatoyin Odusanya (left) and Director, Administration & Human Resource, Ministry of Justice, Mrs. Mariam Amodu during a press conference to commemorate the 2017 United Nations International Day of Peace, Citizen\u2019s Mediation Centre Stakeholders\u2019 Conference and Book launch at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre, the Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja, at the weekend.<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nHe recalled that since 2007, the State Government through the Citizens\u2019 Mediation Centre (CMC), an agency under the Ministry of Justice, commenced collaborations with the United Nations Information Office to mark the International Day of Peace as an annual event to propagate the ethos of peaceful co-existence among residents in the State, thereby educating and sensitizing the public on the need for peaceful co-existence and respect for human dignity to engender socio-economic growth.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Lagos State Government recognizes the fact that the State is the commercial nerve centre of the sub-Saharan Africa where all races converge for various purposes such as business, hospitality, tourism among others, and has put in place mechanisms that will foster development and promote economic activities in the State by instituting agencies that will attend to matters relating to Land Grabbers, Special Task Force, donation of police vehicles for security, introduction of DNA Forensic laboratory to archive blood samples of criminals, among others.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll these actions are geared toward enhancing peace in Lagos State,\u201d Kazeem said.<\/p>\n
Speaking on activities to mark the 2017 edition of the day tagged \u201cTogether For Peace: Respect, Safety and Dignity For All,\u201d Kazeem said on September 18, there would be a Walk for Peace\/Legal Clinic on Ikorodu Road precisely from Funsho Williams Avenue through Ojuelegba to Yaba, while on September 19, a second Walk for Peace\/Legal Clinic will hold at Jubilee Under-bridge in Ajah through Ibeju Lekki Expressway and back to the bridge.<\/p>\n
On the same day, Kazeem said the CMC will hold a Legal Clinic at both venues where free legal services and mediation services will be rendered to residents of the State, while on September 21, the 18th<\/sup>\u00a0Stakeholders\u2019 Conference and Book Launch will hold at the Adeyemi Bero Auditorium in Alausa to mark the day.<\/p>\nEvery year, September 21 is observed as the International Day of Peace as declared by the General Assembly of United Nations as a day devoted to strengthening ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples.<\/p>\n
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