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Democracy Day: IAWPA urges Tinubu to set up Peace and Reconciliation Committee, says new Electricity Act would engender rapid development
The International Association of World Peace Advocates, IAWPA has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to set up a Committee that would reconcile Nigerians and ensure there is peace and unity across the country.
The African Director of IAWPA, Ambassador John Metchie made the call on Monday, in a goodwill message to President Tinubu and the people of Nigeria, on this year’s Democracy Day celebration.
He also commended the President for signing the Electricity Act 2023 into law, saying it would contribute to rapid infrastructural development of the country and expressed joy that the Act is in line with the Light-Up Umueri Project, his personal initiative which has been distributing solar powered energy to hundreds of households in the community where he is the President General.
Dr, Metchie who is also the Prime Minister of Anambra Association of Town Unions (ASATU), expressed the hope that with the signing into law of the Electricity Act, the President would as well sign the Nigerian Hunters and Forest Security Service (NHFSS) Bill into law, soon.
Metchie issued the statement in Dubai, United Arab Emirate (UAE) where he is scheduled for a meeting of the Global Eminent Peace Ambassadors to review decisions taken at the UN-Habitat Assembly meeting which took place last week in Nairobi Kenya.
He said that the highly contested 2023 presidential election in Nigeria shows that the country and its people have come to a consensus that democracy is the best form of government, adding however, that the election witnessed unprecedented level of hate speech and threat of violence, the need therefore, for a committee for healing and national reconciliation.
Metchie noted that according to data available at the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), there were over 53 reported incidents of hate speeches during the 2023 general election and that the hurting speeches were made by politically exposed persons including governors, lawmakers and community leaders and others, which he said bruised a lot of individuals and groups across the country.
He said for the administration of President Bola Tinubu to achieve its set objectives, all hands must be on deck to support the efforts of the President, adding that there must be a deliberate attempt by the government to carry all citizens along, irrespective of their ethnic, political and religious leanings.
On the President’s assent to the Electricity Bill, Metchie said that the law which empowers states, firms and individuals to generate electricity is one of the best decisions of the federal government in recent times, as according to him, the law satisfies the yearnings and aspirations of majority of Nigerians for the unbundling of some sectors of the nation’s economy, including electricity, education and police, among others.
Metchie who is also the Deputy Commander General of the Nigerian Hunters and Forest Security Service (NHFSS) in charge of Technical Services, therefore expressed hope that with the prompt action of the President in signing the Electricity Act into law less than two weeks of his assumption of office, there was hope that the NHFSS Bill which Tinubu inherited from his predecessor, would also be assented to very soon.
He said he was sure President Tinubu would assent to the Bill because of the strategic roles officers and men of the NHFSS are expected to play towards effective security of lives and property of the people of Nigeria.
He said that most criminal elements known as terrorists, gunmen, bandits and kidnappers, among others, use the forests as their hideout and also retire back to the forests after carrying out their nefarious activities.
He stated that apart from curbing the various crimes mentioned above, signing the Bill into law, would enable government recruit thousands of young men and women as hunters, which would help to solve the issue of acute unemployment, one of the most serious challenge facing the nation.
The David Mark-led faction of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has approached the Court of Appeal to challenge the Federal High Court judgement that removed its leadership.
The opposition party also disclosed that it had filed an application seeking a stay of execution of the judgement pending the hearing and determination of its appeal.
The party made this known in a statement on Friday, November 6, adding that it had formally notified the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of the legal steps taken,
The appeal is against the judgement delivered by the Federal High Court in Abuja on November 5, 2026, in Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/1619/2025, involving Hon. Nafiu Bala Gombe and the ADC.
The party urged INEC to refrain from taking any further action on the matter until the Court of Appeal has considered the case.
It argued that the application for a stay of execution was yet to be decided and that the electoral commission should not take any step that could affect the outcome of the appeal.
According to the ADC, it expects INEC to respect the ongoing legal process and allow the appellate court to hear the matter before making any decision connected to the judgement.
The statement partly read, “The ADC is exercising its lawful right to appeal. The judgement is now being challenged before a higher court, and the legal process must be allowed to run its course.
“We expect INEC to uphold the law and take full account of the pending proceedings before making any consequential decisions.”
The party also urged its members and supporters to remain calm, insisting that the court judgement would not stop its political activities.
It said its campaigns would continue while it explored all available legal options to defend its position.
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The Federal High Court in Abuja has nullified the leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) led by Senator David Mark, declaring the caretaker committee that oversaw the party’s affairs illegal and invalidating all decisions taken by the committee.
The judgment, delivered on Thursday by Justice Peter Lifu, also affects the presidential primary that produced former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as the ADC’s flag bearer for the 2027 general elections.
Atiku, whose name had earlier been published by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the party’s presidential candidate, had already selected former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, as his running mate.
The ruling followed a suit instituted by Nafiu Bala Gombe, a former National Deputy Chairman (North-East) of the ADC, who challenged the process through which the David Mark-led leadership assumed control of the party.
Gombe argued that following the resignation of the party’s former National Chairman, Chief Ralph Nwosu, he was constitutionally entitled to take over the leadership.
He consequently asked the court to invalidate all actions undertaken by the Mark-led leadership and restrain Senator Mark and Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola from presenting themselves as the party’s National Chairman and National Secretary, respectively.
The plaintiff maintained that their emergence violated the ADC constitution and relevant provisions of the Electoral Act.
In suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/1819/2025, the ADC, INEC, Senator David Mark, Aregbesola and Chief Ralph Nwosu were listed as defendants.
Justice Lifu upheld Gombe’s claims and granted the reliefs sought, effectively invalidating the authority of the caretaker committee and decisions taken under its leadership.
The verdict is expected to trigger fresh political uncertainty within the ADC, particularly over Atiku’s presidential ambition and the party’s preparations for the January 16, 2027 presidential election.
However, the party has vowed to challenge the judgment at the appellate court.
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