Peace Corps of Nigeria Launches International Fundraising
The Peace Corps of Nigeria has commenced a vigorous fundraising drive towards the completion of its premier academy.
In a statement issued by the National Public Relations Officer of the Corps, Patriot Millicent Umoru, the organization had earlier secured the title deeds of a 14-hectare land at Ogoli-Ugboju, Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State, where the academy is sited. Already, the perimeter fencing, security post and some basic infrastructure have been provided at the site of the academy.
Patriot Umoru further stated that the Peace Corps Academy was conceived in line with the organization’s quest to support the poverty alleviation/job creation efforts of the Nigerian government, promote the attainment of selected targets of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Nigeria, and further advance the Corp’s mission of promoting National Creativity, Peace and Youth Development. The academy, as revealed by Patriot Umoru, is envisioned to contribute significantly to peace-building efforts and the mitigation of insecurity in Nigeria, by empowering youths with the relevant skills to be self-reliant and employable, thereby curbing youth idleness and predisposition to social vices.
The statement further indicated that the Peace Corps Academy will offer among others, comprehensive and incisive tuition-free Entrepreneurial and Vocational Training, Leadership and Citizenship Training and Moral/Ethical Value Reorientation to 2,500 eligible Nigerian youths per quarter, across religious, cultural, ethnic and tribal spectrums. The academy will equally accord special attention to the reorientation of youths from Internally Displaced Persons’ camps across the country, prior to their reintegration into the society.
Some of the facilities of the proposed Peace Corps Academy include an administrative block; lecture halls; laboratories, workshops and Multimedia Studios; a high-capacity auditorium/events centre; students’ dormitories; a cafeteria; a sick bay; a church and a mosque; a variety of residential quarters for staff and visitors; blocks of shops; a recreational area; a standard football pitch, among others.
The statement concluded with an appeal to the Nigerian government, non-governmental organizations, international development partners, donor agencies, public and private sector establishments and private individuals of goodwill, for financial and material support towards the actualization of premier Peace Corps Academy.
This is a very commendable initiative. I wish the Peace Corps of Nigeria success on this noble quest.
Good bless PCN and bless Nigeria
May the Lord help the corps to actualized this viable project. Indeed, honourable Dr. Akoh is a man everyone look onto.
May the good Lord assist you sir and the entire officers of the corps to succeed on this profitable project.
Morning Sir.
God bless you my able Commandant for this initiative, may the good Lord help the corps to accomplish this and many more, Amen.
Wow…
What a laudable project!
May the good Lord continues to strengthen PCN and her leadership.
God bless Amb. Dr. Akoh – The great hero!
God bless PCN!!
God bless the FRN!!!
Honestly only the almigthy God will see us through, the project is such a loudable one. kudos to Dickson Akor,keep going sir God will lead u to ur destined destination. Amen
Among the people of his age Amb. Dr. Dickson A. O. Akoh only a few has his own kind of heart but his own kind of drive? I know no other but our only role model. He is the Mandela of our time, history will never forget his name. Everything that was done in this organization is with excellence.
God bless our hero
God bless Peace Corps of Nigeria
And God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria
Interesting and viable project…. Sir. May God Almighty bless you
May the good LORD continue to strenthen the corps for her great vision.
May he almighty Allah help us with our good ambition on peace corps to stand like other paramilitries in our blessed county Nigeria,and to make youths work hard with their strength to depend her unity. God bless our national commandant and remaining leaders of the federal republic of Nigeria in future.
May Almighty God help PCN to actualize this project for it’s a good one
And I also pray God to continue to strengthen and bless the Commandant,Amb.Dr. Akoh for all the corps plans for the Youths