The newly appointed United Nations Economic and Social Council (UNESC) Special Adviser on Community Peace and Development, Prof. Olumuyiwa Babalola has lobbied the Federal Government of Nigeria on community peace and development initiatives.
According to Babalola, who paid a courtesy visit to Femi Adesina, Media & Publicity Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari in the Presidential Villa and the Chairman Senate Committee on National Security and Intelligence, Sen. Dr. Ibrahim Abdullahi Gobir, his mission focuses on impacting the lives of communities, designing policy recommendations in areas of conflict mitigation, rehabilitation and reintegration of those associated with violent extremism as well as facilitating and supporting peaceful elections, and sharing strategies on peace and stability in Nigeria.
The UNESC special adviser further said that his office would also bring together government officials, academics, diplomats, civil society representatives and journalists to explore ways in which stable and sustainable security and peace could be achieved in all the six (6) geo-political zones in Nigeria and also commit to the mission and vision of the UNESC in order to achieve the objectives of the organisation.
Adesina thanked Babalola for his initiatives to improve the working relationship with the Federal Government of Nigeria.
Also, Babalola paid a courtesy visit to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama in his office, Abuja.

The Ambassador of Peace said that the office of the UNESC Special Adviser on Community Peace and Development for Africa had initiated the engagement of committee initiatives as part of the measures adopted to end insecurity.
Babalola also drew the attention of the minister to grassroot affairs which include community peace and development initiatives to jointly stabilize the peace and security situations for socioeconomic and well-being being of citizens.
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He said further that a national committee had been constituted across the six (6) geopolitical zones in Nigeria. Each member of this committee has been carefully chosen in expectation of the immense value they have in charting the strategic direction of the national programme and prosperity of the committee.
The terms of reference for the National Steering Committee include ensuring engagement and effective uptake of the committee initiatives across the country, refining and focussing on the vision of the initiative, reviewing and approving all work, implementation plans and undertaking any other tasks that will enhance the effective delivering of the initiative.
The minister spoke about cooperation and involvement in all ramifications to actualise the set objectives.
He thanked Babalola for the visit and assured him of support.
His visit was part of his national programme and prosperity of the committee.
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