Police Reform Activists Elect New Chair

The AGM, which produced the Executive Director of the Rule of Law and Empowerment Initiative, Ms 'Kemi Okenyodo, as Chair, saw two Coordinating Committee members stepping down.

Folusho Oluwole
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Ms Kemi Okenyodo, new Chair of NOPRIN Coordinating Committee
Highlights
  • Two members of the NOPRIN Coordinating Committee, Dr Lydia Umar and Mr Andy Nkemneme, stepped down.
  • Mrs Josephine Effah-Chukwuma, the Executive Director of Project Alert on Violence Against Women remains Treasurer.
Ms Kemi Okenyodo, new Chair of NOPRIN Coordinating Committee

The Network on Police Reform in Nigeria (NOPRIN), a group comprised of 53 Nigerian civil society organisations and individual activists, has elected a new Chairperson of its Coordinating Committee, on 3 June 2023 at an annual general meeting (AGM) held in Lagos. The election produced the Executive Director of the Rule of Law and Empowerment Initiative, Ms ‘Kemi Okenyodo, as Chair.

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At the AGM, two members of the NOPRIN Coordinating Committee stepped down and were replaced by new ones. Those elected to replace them were: Felicitas Aigbogun-Brai, the Executive Director of Rights Enforcement and Public Law Centre (REPLACE), and Mrs Gloria Egbuji, Executive Director of Crime Victims Foundation (CRIVIFON). They replaced Dr Lydia Umar and Mr Andy Nkemneme.

Also on the Coordinating Committee is Mrs Josephine Effah-Chukwuma, the Executive Director of Project Alert on Violence Against Women, who remains Treasurer.

Public tribunals have been significant tools in NOPRIN’s methodology.

Established in the year 2000, NOPRIN comprises organisations and individual activists committed to promoting police accountability and respect for human rights through reforms in the police to enhance safety, security and justice. The network has deployed many channels as part of its advocacy strategies to mobilise public opinion against the culture of impunity. These include media activities, public tribunals, advocacy briefs, and public protests.

 

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Folusho Oluwole has expertise in research and translation, data collection, scriptwriting and editing, content creation and management, media relations and TV presentation. She has worked on projects for United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), National Home Grown School Feeding Program (NHGSFP)/ Partnership for Child Development, Civil Society- Scaling up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Partners West Africa Nigeria (PWAN), Akweya TV Limited, and Isu Media Limited. A graduate of the Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, holding a Bachelor of Science in Mass Communication, Ms Oluwole was researcher and language translator for the United States Institute for Peace (USIP) documentary project titled “Unwrapping Our Peace”.