The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, has called on the Institute of Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) to intensify efforts and “brainstorm on conflict resolution and peace promotion” to create an atmosphere for socio-economic development in the country.
The Minister gave the charge on Tuesday in Abuja, while addressing the staff of the Institute at a one-day sensitization and awareness session on the recently launchedB “4Ds Foreign Policy” doctrine of the President Bola Tinubu–led Federal government.
Tuggar said that the 4Ds – Democracy, Development, Demography and Diaspora, provide a new vision for Nigeria in contemporary times.
He emphasized that Nigeria depends on this new line of vision to actualize its objectives and benefit from its foreign policy engagements.
The Minister emphasized the importance of peace and conflict resolution in achieving the foreign policy objectives of the country and charged the institute to tackle the “endogamous and exogamous” crises within the borders of Nigeria and cross-border areas that have posed security challenges including the proliferation of small arms and light weapons in the country following the crisis in Libya.
The Director General of the Institute, Dr. Joseph Ochogwu, in his opening address said the “4Ds Foreign Policy Doctrine is a remarkable initiative”, adding that the Institute’s mandate of peace promotion and conflict resolution falls under the ambit of this Policy.
He said the awareness session will allow the IPCR members of staff to have a vast understanding of the 4D Policy Concept, as well as imbibe the necessary techniques and strategies to align this veritable policy with the Institute’s activities and projects towards achieving the overall goal of Mr President’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
