The President of the Society for Peace Studies and Practice (SPSP), Nathaniel Msen Awuapila, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to heighten collaborative efforts toward ending insecurity in Nigeria, describing peace building as a shared national responsibility that demands decisive leadership and multi-stakeholder partnership.

Speaking at the opening ceremony of the 19th International Annual Conference and General Assembly of SPSP, Awuapila urged the Federal Government to prioritize peace as the foundation for economic stability, social development, and national cohesion. Addressing participants at the four-day conference themed “Economic Challenges and the Tasks of Building Sustainable Peace in a Globalized World,” the SPSP president stressed that insecurity had grown into a heavy national burden that requires the urgent attention of all actors, government, communities, scholars, and practitioners.

He appreciated that government was pursuing an All-of-Government approach to governance, but emphasized that countries facing protracted insecurity need the All-of-Nation approach to create real and lasting solutions. Awuapila noted that Nigeria, 65 years after independence, still lacks a national peace policy framework—an absence he described as one of the major obstacles to coordinated peace building efforts.

He therefore strongly advocated for the formulation and adoption of a national peace framework that would align institutions, actors, and communities toward a shared peace agenda. One of the major highlights of the event was the induction of 40 new Fellows of the Society for Peace Studies and Practice, including prominent figures from security institutions, academia, government, and humanitarian sectors.