The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has reaffirmed its commitment to peacebuilding using the Structures Platforms Strategies and Coordination (SPSC) Framework of the Director-General, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu.
The assertion was made by the Ag Director of the Bauchi State office of NOA, Adamu Umar Sarkinyara, as Guest of Honour and newly invested Ambassador of Peace, at the 2026 International Day of Peace celebration at MHWUN Conference Hall, Federal Secretariat, Bauchi, organised by the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Bauchi State Directorate, in collaboration with Universal Peace Solutions and Ambassadors of Peace.
He also stressed that there is a renewed commitment to sustainable peace before, during and after the 2027 general elections.
He outlined NOA Bauchi’s three-phase strategy, stating that for pre-election campaigns, NOA Bauchi, through its Community Orientation and Mobilisation Officers (COMOs) across the 20 LGAs and its 10 departments, will intensify sensitisation on Continuous Voter Registration and PVC collection and campaign against Sara-Suka thuggery, drug abuse, hate speech, fake news and vote buying.
It will also engage traditional rulers, religious leaders, Miyetti Allah, market associations and motor parks to preach peace, as well as the promotion of the Nigerian Identity Project and National Values Charter.
During election, the COMOs will be deployed to polling units and collation centres as peace monitors and voter educators to preach calm, obedience to INEC and security agencies, and acceptance of election outcomes.
He assured that NOA will partner with BRC, Globe FM, NTA Bauchi and social media influencers to counter fake news in real time under the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES).
On post-election, he assured that NOA Bauchi, COMOs and critical stakeholders will immediately commence peacebuilding and reconciliation in communities affected by electoral divisions, engage winners and losers to use lawful channels, and work with the Bauchi State Peace Building Agency, traditional institutions and faith leaders to heal wounds and sustain peace.
Adamu Umar Sarkinyara stressed that sustainable peace in Bauchi State under the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu requires addressing root causes of conflict through NOA’s CLHEEAN campaign, Early Warning and Early Response mechanism, Peace Clubs in schools and Weekly Situation Reports.
Also speaking at the event, Chairperson of Zangon Kataf LGA, Engr Joseph Gaya Bege, commended Kaduna State Governor, Sen Uba Sani, for his security efforts since the Zangon Kataf crisis, noting that national orientation is critical to national cohesion ahead of 2027.
Other stakeholders who committed to partner with NOA Bauchi under the SPSC Framework include the representative of the Emir of Bauchi, Dankaden Bauchi, Alhaji Aminu Yakubu; Keynote Speaker, Engr Ron Sashi; Ambassador Emmanuel U. Durkwa; Conservator-General Bauchi State, Dr Mohammed Nasir Yusuf; and representative of Nigeria Police Zone 12, Mohammed Abubakar Jalinge.
They all pledged to take peace messages to markets, schools, worship centres and communities across Bauchi State.
The summit, chaired by Chairman of Zangon Kataf LGA, Kaduna State, Engr Joseph Gaya Bege Nakowa, and co-chaired by Chairman of Toro LGA, Bauchi State, Hon Abubakar Ibrahim Dembo, focused on investing in peace at all levels as a prerequisite for national development.