By: Monday Danladi, Bauchi
The National Orientation Agency [NOA], Bauchi State Directorate in collaboration with Universal Peace Solutions and Ambassadors of Peace, on Monday, 21st September, 2026 held the 2026 International Day of Peace celebration at MHWUN Conference Hall, Federal Secretariat Bauchi, with renewed commitment to sustainable peace before, during and after the 2027 general elections.
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.
In his address as Guest of Honour and newly invested Ambassador of Peace, the Acting State Director, NOA Bauchi, Mallam Adamu Umar Sarkinyara, reaffirmed NOA Bauchi’s commitment to peacebuilding using the SPSC [Structures Platforms Strategies and Coordination] Framework of the Director General, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu.
He outlined NOA Bauchi’s three-phase strategy: For Pre-Election Campaigns, NOA Bauchi through its 20 Community Orientation and Mobilization Officers across 20 LGAs and its 10 Departments will intensify sensitization on Continuous Voter Registration and PVC collection, campaign against Sara-Suka thuggery, drug abuse, hate speech, fake news and vote buying, and engage Traditional Rulers, Religious Leaders, Miyetti Allah, Market Associations and Motor Parks to preach peace. This also includes promotion of the Nigerian Identity Project and National Values Charter.[COMOs]
During Election, the COMOs will be deployed to polling units and collation centres as peace monitors and voters educators to preach calm, obedience to INEC and security agencies, and acceptance of election outcomes. NOA will partner with BRC, Globe FM, NTA Bauchi and social media to counter fake news in real time under Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security [ICCES].
Post-Election, 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 Bauchi State Peace Building Agency, Traditional Institutions and faith leaders to heal wounds and sustain peace.
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.
Speaking at the event, Chairman Zangon Kataf LGA, Engr. Joseph Gaya Bege commended Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State 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 Representative of 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.
