{"id":15970,"date":"2017-07-27T16:26:38","date_gmt":"2017-07-27T15:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=15970"},"modified":"2017-07-27T16:26:38","modified_gmt":"2017-07-27T15:26:38","slug":"peace-corps-lauds-nass-passage-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/peace-corps-lauds-nass-passage-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Peace Corps lauds NASS for passage of Bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"yiv2403595257yMail_cursorElementTracker_1501168526502\" dir=\"ltr\">Tayo Olanipekun<\/p>\n<p id=\"yiv2403595257yMail_cursorElementTracker_1501168525626\" dir=\"ltr\">The Nigerian Peace Corp South- West Zone have taken to the streets of Lagos in jubilation over the passage of the Bill establishing the Corps, lauding the National Assembly for demonstrating deep sense of commitment to national security and development.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yiv2403595257yMail_cursorElementTracker_1501168694452\" dir=\"ltr\">Speaking with journalists on Thursday in Lagos, the Zonal\u00a0 Commandant, Peace Corps of Nigeria South -West, Habib Mutairu, said the security challenges in the country demanded complementary roles from an organisation such as the Peace Corps<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Corps members brandished placards with inscriptions such as: &#8220;Thank you Acting President; &#8220;We are Peace Ambassadors&#8221;; &#8220;God Bless Nigeria&#8221;, &#8220;Truth Will Always Be Pathway To Peace&#8221;, &#8220;We Wish The President Quick Recovery&#8221;, &#8220;Thank You Nigeria For Your support&#8221;, National Security is Anchored On Development&#8221;, among others.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Mutairu said, &#8220;From here, it is the presidential accent. When Mr. President, Muhammad Buhari is to sign it, then passing it into law when he comes back. He has already recovered, he is just resting. This is the bill that will empower the entire youth of Nigeria, the teeming youths to be engaged and to contribute to the overall development of the nation.<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThis will be in the areas of complementing the effort of the other security agencies. The Peace Corps stands for peace and you will agree with me that peace is germane to Nigeria at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The commandant added that, &#8220;The Corps will take a lot of youths off the streets. As you know, the issue of national security is anchored in national development and also, national development is anchored on security. Peace Corps would eliminate poverty and create jobs for youths.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"yiv2403595257yMail_cursorElementTracker_1501168433857\" dir=\"ltr\">On issue of the possibility of its members carrying arms, he said: &#8220;We are not allowed to carry arms. We are an affiliate of African Union and the United Nations. Basically, it&#8217;s all about peace; the propagation and ensuring of peace. Our essence is to build moral values of people and to make them better. 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