Unveiling the Emissaries of the Niger Delta

At an inaugural meeting held on July 1, 2009 in Lagos, the Social and Economic Rights Action Center (SERAC) unpacked its latest intervention project, Emissaries of the Niger Delta, designed as a further contribution to efforts at restoring peace to the violence-ridden Niger Delta region of Nigeria.  The project's main thrust is to build an inclusive working group of motivated and committed key actors within an beyond the region to serve as Emissaries of the Niger Delta (END).  Under the auspices of its Niger Delta-focused Project to Reinvent Democratic Engagement in the Niger Delta supported by the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace, eight END members were enlisted to play a lead role in SERAC's campaign to expand the space for democratic engagement towards the restoration of peace, rule of law, respect for human rights and development in the region.  The working group is comprised of Niger Delta communities' leaders and a representative of an oil company working in the region, a senior level government official, human rights and development leaders, and representatives of the academia and women's organizations from around Nigeria.  Read more on the END>>>