IHRC NGA: H.E. Dr. Duru Hezekiah Unveils Monograph Series of One-year Antecedents
“…Social scientists have postulated that no man is born human but being classified as a human being is only a product of the content of one’s character and behaviors that makes one a human being. The same can be seen in the person of Dr. Duru Hezekiah”.
H.E. Ambassador Dr. Duru Hezekiah, the Ambassador at Large and Head of Diplomatic Mission for the International Human Rights Commission (IHRC) in Nigeria, assumed office on 16th September 2022 and proceeded with the official handover from his predecessor H.E. Ambassador Dr. Friday Sani on September 21st, 2022 during the commemoration of the World Peace Day at the Central Office in Abuja.
Before his official appointment announced by the Secretary-General Prof. h.c. Rafal Marcin Wasik, in September 2022, Dr. Duru was the Acting Head of Mission IHRC Nigeria from April to September. The Monograph Series of his One-year Antecedents as the Ambassador at Large and Head of Diplomatic Mission to the Federal Republic of Nigeria was contained in a press release made available by his media team on Thursday 20th, April 2023.
He submitted that the International Human Rights Commission – IHRC is a Diplomatic Transnational Intergovernmental Organization and member of the “Migration and Home Affairs” Department of the European Commission, the Executive and Civil Service of the European Union; an experienced, highly specialized peace negotiator and humanitarian aid provider; a self-financed, neutral, impartial, and independent organization with world headquarters in Zurich Geneva and Nigeria Office at 9 Cotonou Crescent Wuse Zone 6 FCT Abuja.
“IHRC has operated mainly in the international arena in zones of war and military operations, territorial and national conflicts, and humanitarian disasters. On 3 continents, we closely cooperate with state authorities, creating conditions and securing platforms for official and unofficial work and arrangements aimed at resolving conflicts and restoring the application of Human Rights. More about the International Human Rights Commission can be found on the website at www.ihrchq.org”, he maintained.
Upon assumption of office in 2022, Dr. Duru Hezekiah has engendered International Diplomacy, Exemplary Leadership, and Peaceful Dialogue, a thematic apperception in clinging to an indisputable climax in the history of IHRC in West Africa.
This Monograph Series No. 1 titled “International Diplomacy in Leadership and Peaceful Dialogue”, according to H.E. Dr. Duru, is dedicated to his staff and most importantly IHRC Volunteers who are doing great work in their respective States. The Monograph largely emphasizes his antecedents from April 2022 to date, highlighting his speeches at different programs, humanitarian interventions, human rights defense, crime prevention approaches, and negotiations as it spans full respect for human rights, multi-actor partnership, equity, sustainability, and attitudes and values that foster responsibility, solidarity, and tolerance.
These antecedents are attributed to international diplomacy in leadership, and peaceful dialogue in affirmation of the United Nations Human Rights Council’s key components of good governance which are transparency, responsibility, accountability, participation, and responsiveness (to the needs of the people).
International Diplomacy in Leadership and Peaceful Dialogue is interdisciplinary and, of course, extensive. For this monograph, leadership is considered the art of influencing people, organizations, and institutions to accomplish specific purposes, such as missions that serve public and national interests. There are broader themes here regarding the antecedents of Dr. Duru Hezekiah for institutional and organizational innovation and reform to adapt, and the impact of these demands on politicians and public managers, as ethical leaders, at all levels (participative, organizational, and institutional) and frequently working across multiple sectors (public, private, and nonprofit) thoroughly exemplified.
Dr. Duru’s ideas of leadership and innovation and public-sector institutional and organizational reform, all enumerated in this Monograph Series No 1, are worthy of attention. The distinctive approach of his antecedents includes meeting several objectives on the roles and functions of leaders and managers as executives in public institutions and organizations that engage in multi-sectoral activities such as public-private-nonprofit partnerships; Duru is not only good at negotiating and resolving conflicts, but also at creating and maintaining positive relationships, both internally and externally.
“The Monograph would not be complete without expressing my profound gratitude to all those who have contributed to the success of my administration in this one year in office. I am most indebted to my father in the Lord, Most Rev. Prof. Daddy Hezekiah (MFR), Founder and Leader of Living Christ Mission Inc; for his inspiration, support, and prayers.
I sincerely acknowledge with much gratitude, the encouragement, and platform reposed on me by Prof. h.c. Rafal Marcin Wasik, Secretary-General International Human Rights Commission, and most importantly, H.E. Ambassador Dr. Friday Sani, my predecessor.
I lack appropriate words to express my gratitude to you all but pray to the Almighty God to bless and reward every one of you abundantly”.
The Monograph Series is a classified IHRC document to be published by the International Human Rights Commission (IHRC) Nigeria, at 9 Cotonou Crescent Wuse Zone 6, FCT, Abuja. However, no part of the Monograph may be reproduced in whole or in part without the express permission of the publisher. Upon completion, it will be available in the public domain for assessment. Until then, accept the assurances of the Media Department.
Signed:
Fidelis Onakpoma,
Head of Media, IHRC Nigeria, Abuja.
