UNDP, Sokoto Govt To Establish Peace Hub

Sokoto State Government and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) and Letter of Agreement (LoA) for the implementation of the Climate-Peace Hub to be located in Illela local government area of the state.

The MoA was signed by the state’s deputy governor, Engineer Idris Muhammad Gobir on behalf of the state governor while the LoA was signed by the commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs and Social Welfare, Alhaji Ya’u Muhammad Danda.

The deputy representative, Operations and Officer in Charge of the UNDP in Nigeria, Mr Blessed Chirimuta, accompanied by the head of the North West, UNDP, Mr Ashraf Usman and other senior officials signed on behalf of the organisation.

The event was held at the old council chamber, Government House, Sokoto and attended by the state commissioner for Women and Children Affairs, representative of the commissioner for Local Governments and Youths and Sports Development, permanent secretaries, the sole administrator of Illela LGA, directors and other personalities.

The signing of the agreements is a culmination of a series of planning activities towards the realisation of the initiative that aims to improve livelihoods, curtail conflict risk and mitigate climate change impact.

The Sokoto State Government has provided land and other required facilities at Illela for the project while the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Social Welfare will coordinate all stakeholders in the implementation of the project which the UNDP will source funding for.