NDPN to Host Peace Summit, Inaugurates New Leadership in Warri Sat May 23

By Joseph Bienbo, Warri

An emerging group, the Niger Delta Peace Network will host a one-day peace summit and the inauguration of its national and state executives on 23rd May 2026, at the MBB Event Centre, KM 2 Refinery Road, Effurun, Warri, Delta State.

The event, scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m., is themed “Strategic Grassroots Peace-Building and Advocacy for a Successful 2027 Election.” Organisers said the summit aimed to strengthen conflict prevention mechanisms at the community level and promote peaceful political participation ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Keynote address will be delivered by Prof. Cyrille Ngamen Kouassi, Dean of the School of Postgraduate Studies and Director of the Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies at Glorious Vision University, Ogwa, Edo State. Prof. Kouassi is expected to speak on strategies for grassroots engagement and early warning systems in electoral periods.

According to the organisers, the event will also feature the formal inauguration of the network’s newly elected national and state executive members. The initiative is intended to expand the group’s structure and improve coordination of peace advocacy across the Niger Delta.

The Niger Delta Peace Network extended an open invitation to the general public, civil society groups, traditional leaders, and youth organisations to attend.

For participation and enquiries, guests have been asked to contact Dr Lucky Shedrack Agediga and Amb. Obinna Sixtus Nwoke, listed as RSVP contacts for the event.