ECOWAS Youth
ECOWAS Youth Council Appoints Austin Peacemaker as
Ambassador
The Youth Council of Economic Community of West African States
(ECOWAS) has Appointed Security Affairs’ CEO Austin Peacemaker as
Youth Ambassador for Peace.
The ECOWAS Youth Council President, Amb. Emmanuel William said
the appointment is in recognition of Austin Peacemaker’s
outstanding commitment towards advancing peace and security in
Nigeria through civil military relations activities, youth and
community engagements, and campaign against hate speech, fake news
and malicious posts and reportage on the social media /new
media.
The ECOWAS Youth Council chairman, while presenting the award
commended Ambassador Austin peacemaker particularly for the success
of the social media influencer seminars dedicated to converging
critical players to ensure cordial relationship between civilians
and the Nigerian Army.
The event which took place in Summerset Continental in Maitama
Abuja engaged key stakeholders including delegates from the ECOWAS
youth council, legal practitioners, CSOs, Medical personnel among
others.
Highlights of the event was the presentation of the Nelson
Mandela Leadership Award of Peace Building, diplomatic plate number
and ECOWAS identification card.
Friends and well wishers present at the event showered encomium on
the life and leadership role of Amb. Peacemaker, saying it is an
award well deserved.
Ambassador Austin Peacemaker is a multiple award winning
security affairs analyst and civil-military Affairs consultant who
has visited the North East of Nigeria on several occasion to
conduct on the spot assessment, civil military relations and
interaction with frontline soldiers, promoting global peace and
security, and bridging the gap between the Nigerian Military and
the civilian populace.
He is also the founder of Television Security (TVS News) which
is the first ever 100% security content television in Africa. His
organisation has been in partnership with the Nigerian Army
Department of Civil Military Affairs since 2018.
He is a masters student in Conflict, Security and Development at
the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) department of History and War
Studies.
He also holds academic and training certificates from School for
the Gifted Gwagwalada Abuja, University of Abuja, African Centre
for Leadership, Strategy and Development, Ghana Institute of
Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Rwanda Cooperation
Initiative (RCI), and Chartered Institute of Disasters and Safety
Managers (CIDSM) State of Delware, USA.
Ambassador Peacemaker is also the National President Coalition
of Social Media Influencers for Peace and Security in Nigeria
(COSMIPAS) where is currently championing the campaign for global
peace and security.