Former President Goodluck Jonathan and former Head of State General Abdulsalami Abubakar have been nominated for the 2019 edition of the National Peace Awards(NPA). He added that Abdusalami Abubakar and the National Peace Committee would receive the ‘Icon of Peace Award’. “The National Peace Award is set to honour outstanding leaders, entrepreneurs and institutions who have made significant impact in promoting peace in diverse areas of our national structure. “Our primary aim is to encourage those who have promoted peace in various ways, and to appreciate their genuine concern for them to do more,” he said. According to him, the 2019 National Peace Award is being organised by the Messengers of Peace in collaboration with Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution.

Source: The Guardian June 30, 2019 12:00 UTC