Michael Olugbode in Abuja
The Nationwide Human Rights Fee (NHRC) has decried that in Nigeria and elsewhere on this planet there are quite a few social, political, financial and battle associated challenges which have adversely affected democracy, peace and human rights, core values that ship sustainable growth and prosperity to all.
Delivering a keynote tackle on the celebration of Commonwealth Day yesterday in Abuja, the Government Secretary of NHRC, Dr. Tony Ojukwu, whereas stating that the Commonwealth is a historic platform that promotes democracy, peace and human rights, core values that ship sustainable growth and prosperity to all, lamented that: “In lots of components of the world in the present day, we’re confronted with quite a few social, political, financial and battle associated challenges which impacts on the attainment of the values which we have fun right here in the present day.”
Ojukwu, who defined that the NHRC organised the commemoration of the Commonwealth Day as a result of it shares within the values and beliefs of the Commonwealth, mentioned this yr’s commemoration with the theme: ‘One Resilient Widespread Future: Reworking our Commonwealth’, creates a second for reflection by members and residents of the Commonwealth on the core values of peace, democracy and human rights that are the inspiration upon which this very distinctive establishment is constructed.
He mentioned: “The commemoration additionally offers the chance to recommit ourselves to reaching these beliefs and to advance cooperation in direction of reaching the objective of the Commonwealth – unity, peace, progress and prosperity of countries which recognises range, human dignity and a sustainable future.
“The Nationwide Human Rights Fee identifies in the present day with the beliefs and goal of the Commonwealth, and be part of all member states to have fun the Commonwealth on this big day. As Nigeria’s premier Nationwide Human Rights Establishment, we need to use this auspicious event to advertise one among our essential mandates, which is nationwide and worldwide cooperation for the development of human rights.”
Ojukwu mentioned regardless of local weather change, insecurity, undemocratic interferences to starvation, inequalities, conflicts of various classifications, amongst many others with attendant penalties on the enjoyment of human rights, an surroundings of peace and sustainable growth, “within the midst of this gloomy image, lies a vibrant hope that coming collectively as nations and peoples we will chart a course that may carry us to dialogue on methods we will enhance upon our society and create an surroundings that can advance the course of the wellbeing of humanity this lies on the background of the distinctive alternative offered by this occasion.”
He famous additional that: “This yr’s theme is exclusive because it focuses on the challenges we face as a folks. Constructing resilience is a developmental crucial via which nations and folks drive via widespread problem via cooperation and perception. By way of resilience we will construct a typical future that can delivery to us the commonwealth of our desires. This we will obtain via collaborations and mutual assist amongst us in harnessing our distinctive strengths in dealing with headlong, the monsters difficult our world. Recognising the complexities we face; we can not file success with out a coordinated effort find lasting options to realize sustainable growth objectives.”
