By Danjuma Attah, Gombe
The Federal Government of Nigeria, has formally launched the National Framework for Peace, Social Cohesion and Resilience.
Amina Wali, the Strategic Communication Manager, Office for Strategic Preparedness and Resilience (OSPRE) in a statement issued to our correspondent on Thursday said the Framework was unveiled on Wednesday, 4 November 2026, at the Abuja Continental Hotel, during a high-level gathering. It was done in collaboration with Triple Peace Africa.
Those in attendance were, senior Government officials, officials of the ECOWAS Commission, representatives of federal ministries, departments and agencies, State peace commissions, security institutions, civil society organisations, development partners, and other stakeholders in Nigeria’s peacebuilding and security sectors.
Amina said, ” the new Framework establishes shared national doctrine for conflict prevention, peacebuilding and docial resilience”.
It is also expected that it will make a significant milestone in efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s national infrastructure for peace and establish a coherent, collaborative approach to conflict prevention, peacebuilding and societal resilience.
The consultative process which lasted over a year, brought together Federal and State institutions, peacebuilding practitioners, security agencies, civil society organisations, traditional and faith-based actors, and development partners.
These engagements culminated in the emergence of a common understanding of the principles, institutional arrangements and strategic priorities required to strengthen peace, social cohesion and resilience across the country.
Speaking at the launch, the Director General of OSPRE, Mr Chris Ngwodo, described the Framework as the outcome of a deliberate effort to build a broad-based national consensus on the future of peacebuilding in Nigeria.
He said, “The National Framework for Peace, Social Cohesion and Resilience and a product of consensus harvested from nationwide consultations involving institutions and stakeholders who recognise that the pursuit of sustainable peace is a responsibility shared by the state and society.”
In a keynote address, the Special Adviser to the President on Homeland Security, Major General Adeyinka Famadewa (rtd) reiterated the Federal Government’s commitment to strengthening the civil dimensions of national security.
He emphasized that military operations, while necessary in confronting immediate security threats, cannot by themselves resolve the political, social and economic conditions that sustain conflict.
“The central proposition of this Framework is that peace cannot be secured by military and law enforcement measures alone.
“Sustainable security requires functioning institutions, responsive governance, social trust, credible mechanisms for resolving disputes, and communities equipped with the capacities to prevent and withstand crises,” he said.
In his goodwill message, the Honourable Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr Bernard M. Doro, welcomed the Framework as an important contribution to strengthening the relationship between humanitarian protection, conflict prevention, social cohesion and sustainable development.
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