As the world gets set to
celebrate the third anniversary of the signing of the Sustainable Development
Goals SDG of the United Nations, the International Association of World Peace
Advocates IAWPA a partner of the United Nations has concluded plans to honour
eminent Nigerians whose contributions in their various endeavours have
contributed to the promotion of peace in their various states and the country
at large.
The association in a press
statement signed by its International spokesman Amb. Emmanuel Nkweke said the
Executive Chairman of Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State Hon. Samuel
Akala will be among eminent Nigerians that will be honoured for the roles they
have played in promoting peace in their areas through proactive and people oriented
programmes and projects that the SDG entails. Hon. Akala who was among LGA chairmen
elected in Nasarawa sate recently has according to the statement helped in
youth empowerment and agricultural support programmes which the is par of the
goals of the SDG.
The statement also that the group
has painstakingly selected seventeen Nigerian governors whose plans and
policies have helped the cause of the Sustainable Development Goals SDG in the
last three years. “Seventeen Nigerian governors will also be honoured on the
day we will be celebrating the 3rd anniversary of the SDG on Tuesday the 25th
of September 2018 at the Sheraton Hotels, Abuja”.
IAWPA decried the reference of
Nigeria as the headquarters of poverty in the world by the Prime Minister of
the United Kingdom. It said rather than duel on such reference, Nigerians must
react positively by embracing the 17 goals that are in the SDG. “We can make a
statement to the world that even if they may see us as the headquarters of
poverty in the world, we can bounce out by ensuring that sound plans and policies
are put in place to ensure we come out greater. This is achievable and we are
proud to honour Nigerians who have contributed so much to better the lots of
their fellow Nigerians”. The statement said.
The Sustainable Development Goals
was signed by member countries of the United Nations in 2015. It is the
successor to the Millenium development Goals MDG which lasted from the year
2000 to 2015. The SDG is expected to last till 2030.
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