My Appointment, My Passion Says, United Nations POLAC

United Nations POLAC Peace Advocates calls on NIREC, Politicians, Others, to take their Appointments as their Passion —Funmilayo Adesanya-Davies

The United Nations, Positive Livelihood Award Centre has urged Nigerians at all levels especially those in elective and appointive positions to face their appointments as their passion, at one of their events in Lagos, over the weekend with the Theme: “My Appointment, My Passion.”

On the occasion of the appointment as Int’l Peace Advocate (Mayor of Peace) & Official flag hosting in honour of Rev. Dr. Zaccheaus A. Ogunsanya and Pastor (Mrs.) Deborah Sola Ogunsanya at The Bible Pattern Church Lagos, on Saturday, August 13, 2022, Amb. Prof. Funmilayo Adesanya-Davies, the International Director/ Country President of the United Nations Positive Livelihoods Award Center (UN-POLAC) gave the advice: “Always Make your Appointment, Your Passion,” while speaking.

The Christian community was heavily represented at the occasion by His grace, Rt. Rev. Dr. S.T.V. Adegbite, Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Lagos State Chapter and Bishop Francis Wale Oke, National President, Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) among other ministers. The occasion was also graced by His Royal Highness, Oba Dr. Adedapo Tejuosho, Elegba of Egba. Among other dignitaries present at the occasion were: Prince Usman Akanbi Hamzat, ACP Ibrahim Zungura, Mr. E.O Eweka, and Mr. Olutosin Makinde.

Bishop Adesanya-Davies further recalls a Memo submitted by UN-POLAC during the call for MEMORANDUM ON CONSTITUTION REVIEW, 2020 TOWARDS PRINCIPLE OF EQUALITY AND JUSTICE OF TRIBAL CO-EXISTENCE. She explains that, “The Nigeria Inter-Religious Council (NIREC) which is an Association made up of thirty (30) Christians and thirty (30) Muslims, making a total number of sixty (60) should be encouraged by the government to duly perform and take their appointments as their passion.

NIREC should be encouraged and projected to save Nigeria from the on-going very serious state of insecurity in the nation, just as the UN- POLAC International Peace Advocates has been working tenaciously on fostering peace. “There is no doubt that insecurity has already eaten deep into the fabric of our society and it must be urgently curbed at all cost,” she added.

NIREC should be given a better place in the Nigerian Constitution. They should be used as a platform to save Nigeria and the adoption of the sixty (60) NIREC delegates as chosen should be in practice as designated.

Moreover, we also call on the Senate, (the upper chamber) and House of Representatives, (the lower chamber), in Abuja as well as, House of Assembly members to make their appointments which they are being juicily paid for, their passion.

Professor Obong Eton, Director-General, UN-POLAC, Nigeria, advocates on the subject he titled: “Do not be overcommed by evil, but overcome evil with good. Romans 12:21. “Good is never defeated by evil, once the path is taken, good will always defeat evil at the long run.” I will like to close with, “A prayer of St. Francis of Assisi, he added:

“Lord, make me an instrument of your peace; where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is discord, union; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; and where there is sadness, joy.

Oh Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled, as to console; to be understood, as to understand; to be loved, as to love; for it is in giving that we receive, it is in pardoning that we are pardoned, and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.” Amen.

The awardees Pst. Dr. and Mrs. Z. A. Ogunsanya who received the Mayor of Peace and Ambassador of Peace awards promised through the activities of the Church and the UN-POLAC, they will continue to campaign for PEACE and Peace institutions as true Ambassadors of Peace.

Alhaji Abdulsalam Ekpuze, Director, Inter-Religious Affairs, UN-POLAC admonishes the new peace advocates to seek the knowledge of the Holy Books
and always remember the topic of today, “My Appointment, My Passion.” He further stated, “The passion of Peace Advocates is to love and show compassion for others, calling people to POSITIVE LIVELIHOOD through God’s revealed WORDS contained in the Holy Bible and Quran for our guardian.”

The opening remarks was made by Dr. JCE Onucha, Regional Advisor S/W, POLAC and the vote of thanks was given by Lady Amb. C. Agu, National Director of Programmes, POLAC.