Group trains Nasarawa monarchs on conflict management
A group, Nigerian Middle Belt Brain Trust (MBBT) led by the former Chief of Army Staff, General Martin Luther Agwai (CFR) (rtd) has organised a two-day capacity training workshop for all traditional rulers in Nasarawa State on community grievances management.
The theme of the training was “Community Grievances Management Training for Traditional Rulers.”
During the opening ceremony in Lafia yesterday, General Agwai said the group is made up of 15 eminent Nigerians from the Northern part of the country, adding that it was not a religious or political group.
The summit was organised by the Nasarawa State Human Capital Development, the Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT), in collaboration with the Middle Belt Brain Trust.
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General Agwai further said that with the support of the state government, the MBBT is strengthening the capacity of traditional rulers and community-based leaders or community grievances management and advocating for a formal role for traditional rulers in community-based civil conflict and management.
He said: “We seek to institutionalise the capacity building of traditional rulers in collaboration with the state government, the state council of chiefs, the ministry of justice, local government areas, chieftaincy affairs and community development, the customary courts and other stakeholders.
“The second pillar is addressing grievances over rural land ownership and administration. Most violent conflicts in Nasarawa State revolve around land use, ownership and delineation. We believe a reformed land administration system could act as a conflict prevention tool.”
