Oyo State Workshop Resolutions on the Promotion of Community Dialogue, Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding for Share and Tsaragi Communities

Country/entity
Nigeria
Region
Africa (excl MENA)
Agreement name
Oyo State Workshop Resolutions on the Promotion of Community Dialogue, Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding for Share and Tsaragi Communities
Date
1 Jun 2017
Agreement status
Multiparty signed/agreed
Interim arrangement
Yes
Agreement/conflict level
Intrastate/local conflict
Stage
Framework/substantive - partial
Conflict nature
Inter-group
Peace process
Nigeria - local agreements
Parties
-
Third parties
-
Description
This agreement contains commitments to consolidate peace following a workshop between the Share and Tsaragi communities. The agreement is from page 8-10 following a summary of the workshop proceedings.
Main category
Page 9, 6.0 Setting up of an Interim Committee of Share-Tsaragi Peace Development Committee:
Participants agreed to have a nine member committee. One person each from the palace, representative of market women, youths and religious leaders. A non-governmental organisation member will be integrated into the committee to make the number nine.

Women, girls and gender

Participation
Participation→Effective participation
Page 9, 6.0 Setting up of an Interim Committee of Share-Tsaragi Peace Development Committee:
Participants agreed to have a nine member committee, One person each from the palace,
representative of market women, youths, and religious leaders. A non-governmental organisation member will be integrated into the committee to make the number nine.
Equality

No specific mention.

Particular groups of women

No specific mention.

International law

No specific mention.

New institutions

No specific mention.

Violence against women

No specific mention.

Transitional justice

No specific mention.

Institutional reform

No specific mention.

Development

No specific mention.

Implementation

No specific mention.

Other

No specific mention.

REPORT OF A 3-DAY WORKSHOP ON THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY

DIALOGUE, CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND PEACEBUILDING FOR SHARE AN TSARAGI COMMUNITIES ORGANISED BY THE INSTITUTE FOR PEACE AND

CONFLICT RESOLUTION (IPCR) AND THE UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT

PROGRAMME (UNDP) HELD AT KAKANFO INN AND CONFERENCE CENTRE IBADAN FROM 30TH MAY TO JUNE, 2017.

6.0 Resolutions

After careful deliberations, participants resolved as follows:

1. Participants resolved to immediately set up a nine member steering committee to translate decisions at the workshop into action.

2. Participants resolved to commemorate Share-Tsaragi Peace Day on November 11th of every year.

3. Participants resolved to establish Share-Tsaragi Peace and Development Forum and design a community Development Plan.

4. The Community Development Plan is to be unveiled on the International Day of Peace (21st, September, 2017).

5. Participants resolved to set up Share-Tsaragi Peace and Development Fund.

The Fund is to be launched to kick-start peace building and development projects in the affected communities.

6. Participants called on IPCR, UNDP and other development partners to consider follow-up activities such as monitoring, evaluation, dialogue and other forms of support to the communities

7. Participants encouraged establishment of early warning and response systems to prevent outbreak of violence.

8. Participants resolved to work for peace against the backdrop of massive destructions and loss of lives occasioned by the conflict which has not benefitted anyone.

9. Participants identified unemployment as part of the causative factors in the conflict, thus advised government to create jobs and support new peace processes initiated by participant, IPCR and UNDP.

10. Participants thanked UNDP and IPCR for organising the workshop and pledged to be peacebuilders in their communities.

6.0 Setting up of an Interim Committee of Share-Tsaragi Peace Development Committee:

Participants agreed to have a nine member committee.

One person each from the palace, representative of market women, youths and religious leaders.

A non-governmental organisation member will be integrated into the committee to make the number nine.

The members are as follows:

Share community:

l. Alhaji Ganiyu Ajibola

2. Chief Adedotun T. Philips

3. Madam Iyabo Maleek

4. Alhaji Ganiyu Bolaji

Tsaragi community

1. Mohammed Kudu Ndako

2. Deacon Joseph Shaaba

3. Mohammed S. Umar

4. Shaaba Alhaji Mariam

NGO Representative in the Committee

l. Pastor Ade Bodunde

7.0 Conclusion

Realising the dangers of violent conflicts, participants from the two communities committed themselves to genuinely work for peace in their communities.

Furthermore, the workshop training enhanced the capacity of participants for conflict management, mediation and negotiation through dialogue as well as equipped them to speak on tolerance and peaceful coexistence among their community members.

8.0 Recommendations

Deriving from issues identified in the course of the workshop, the following recommendations are made:

1. Advocacy and awareness campaigns as further necessary or follow-up actions should be undertaken by IPCR.

A visit should be paid to the governor of Kwara state and the Share-Tsaragi communities

2. IPCR should organise a Peace Rally for the communities

3. IPCR leadership should also pay a courtesy visit to the President of the Nigerian Senate in view of his interest in poultry value chain.

Share-Tsaragi is the gateway to the Shonga farms where a multi-million naira poultry project is prop for implementation by the Kwara state government through the Shonga Farms Holdings Limited.

Crisis in Share Tsaragi will negatively impact on the agricultural business in Shonga and its environs.

4. IPCR and UNDP should closely monitor the peace process so as to use it as a success case study model and look out for the possibility of practical intervention of this nature in other parts of country