On September, 28, 2017, stakeholders from both Nigeria and the United States gathered at the US Institute of Peace to deliberate on initiatives that will bring peace to Nigeria beyond military action.
The United States Institute of Peace works to prevent, mitigate, and resolve violent conflict around the world. USIP does this by engaging directly in conflict zones and by providing analysis, education, and resources to those working for peace. Created by Congress in 1984 as an independent, nonpartisan, federally funded organization, USIP’s more than 300 staff work at the Institute’s D.C. headquarters, and on the ground in the world’s most dangerous regions.
Speakers at the event:
Nancy Lindborg
President, U.S. Institute of Peace
Ambassador Johnnie Carson
Senior Advisor, U.S. Institute of Peace
H.E. Cardinal John Onaiyekan
Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church and Former President of the Christian Association of Nigeria; Member, Nigeria Senior Working Group
Ambassador Princeton Lyman
Senior Advisor, U.S. Institute of Peace
General Martin Luther Agwai (retired)
Former Nigerian Chief of Army Staff and former commander of the combined United Nations-African Union peacekeeping force in Darfur, Sudan; Member, Nigeria Senior Working Group
Thomas A. Shannon, Jr.
Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Department of State
Obiageli Ezekwesili
Former Vice President of the World Bank for Africa, former Nigerian Minister, Co-Founder of Transparency International, and Co-Founder of the Bring Back Our Girls Movement
Sandra Clark
Director Office of West Africa Affairs, Department of State
Kingsley Moghalu
Founder and President, the Institute for Governance and Economic Transformations
Elizabeth Winger Shevock
Africa Team Leader, USAID DCHA/OTI
Dr. Jibrin Ibrahim
Senior Fellow, Center for Democracy and Development -West Africa; Member, Nigeria Senior Working Group
Ambassador Fatima Balla
Former Nigerian Diplomat, civil servant, and politician; Member, Nigeria Senior Working Group
Yau, Yunusa Zakari
Director, Center for Information Technology and Development, Kano, Nigeria
Dr. Pauline Baker
President Emeritus of the Fund for Peace and Senior Advisor, Creative Associates International
Prof. Attahiru Jega
Former Chairman, Nigeria, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Member, Nigeria Senior Working Group
Dr. Usman Bugaje
Representing the Sultan of Sokoto; founding Chairman of The Network for Justice and convener of the Arewa Research and Development Initiative; Member, Nigeria Senior Working Group
Thomas Hushek
Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations, U.S. Department of State