Nigeria currently has 679 peacekeepers in global operations – NDC commandant Aviation minister to hold 10th stakeholders forum in Abuja

He said that there was also the need for collaboration and partnership with peer review mechanism.

He said, “we are part of history, the world is changing and Africa must occupy its strategic position. It is supposed to be strategic and take its positing like China and India.”

Amb. Abdul-Fatau Musah Commissioner for Political Affairs Peace and Security, represented by Coulibacy Bekaye, Acting Head, Peace Support Operations Division ECOWAS, highlighted the issue of preventive security.

Musah, while commending Nigeria’s intervention in different countries of West Africa, where it had maintained peace, stressed the need to fortify the ECOWAS standby force to actualise its goal.

Also speaking, retired Lt- Gen. Chikadibia Obiakor, stressed the need for experts to deal with PSOs, adding that there was the need to interface with the UN and project Nigeria participation in peace keeping.

Obiakor said that there was the need for robust peace keeping, adding that the nation was yet to exploit all its capabilities, especially in the area of civilians participation. (NAN)