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The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has trained over 200 selected youths from the nine states of the commission in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanism in a significant step towards promoting peace and stability in the region.
The one-day capacity-building workshop, organised by the Department of Dispute and Conflict Resolution, NDDC, aimed to equip the youths with the skills to manage conflicts and disputes in their communities. The workshop, held in Port Harcourt, emphasized the importance of conflict management through ADR.
According to Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, managing director, the Niger Delta region is prone to conflicts due to its dominance in oil explorations and exploitations. Therefore, it requires a more convenient and peaceful approach to resolving conflicts. Ogbuku stressed that ADR is essential to the Niger Delta region, as it provides alternative ways of resolving conflicts without resorting to violence or destruction of critical national assets.
Acting Director of the Department of Dispute and Conflict Resolution (DCR) of the NDDC, Godwin Ogedegbe, noted that peace is critical to the commission and the region.
He emphasised that when youths destroy oil installations and other critical national assets, it affects revenue and development in the region.
The participants, drawn from Rivers, Delta, Akwa Ibom, Edo, Cross River, and Bayelsa states, among others, were urged to take the workshop seriously and share the message with their fellow youths. By empowering these youths with ADR skills, the NDDC hopes to promote transformative peace and stability in the Niger Delta region.
