{"id":782,"date":"2023-10-27T09:30:13","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T09:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.nationalpeacecommittee.org\/?page_id=782"},"modified":"2026-02-19T16:19:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T16:19:17","slug":"faq-and-answer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nationalpeacecommittee.org\/index.php\/faq-and-answer\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQ"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"782\" class=\"elementor elementor-782\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d94e74 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7d94e74\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93272b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93272b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9289c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"e9289c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2441\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2441\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-circle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"41\" height=\"41\" viewBox=\"0 0 41 41\" fill=\"none\"><circle cx=\"20.041\" cy=\"20.041\" r=\"20.041\" fill=\"#B6E35A\"><\/circle><path d=\"M21.2901 7.95928C20.8996 7.56876 20.2664 7.56876 19.8759 7.95928L13.5119 14.3232C13.1214 14.7138 13.1214 15.3469 13.5119 15.7375C13.9025 16.128 14.5356 16.128 14.9262 15.7375L20.583 10.0806L26.2399 15.7375C26.6304 16.128 27.2636 16.128 27.6541 15.7375C28.0446 15.3469 28.0446 14.7138 27.6541 14.3232L21.2901 7.95928ZM20.583 31.4156L21.583 31.4156L21.583 8.66639L20.583 8.66639L19.583 8.66639L19.583 31.4156L20.583 31.4156Z\" fill=\"white\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What is the Full meaning of NPC?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2441\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2441\"><p>NPC stands for National Peace Committee.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2442\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2442\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-circle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"41\" height=\"41\" viewBox=\"0 0 41 41\" fill=\"none\"><circle cx=\"20.041\" cy=\"20.041\" r=\"20.041\" fill=\"#B6E35A\"><\/circle><path d=\"M21.2901 7.95928C20.8996 7.56876 20.2664 7.56876 19.8759 7.95928L13.5119 14.3232C13.1214 14.7138 13.1214 15.3469 13.5119 15.7375C13.9025 16.128 14.5356 16.128 14.9262 15.7375L20.583 10.0806L26.2399 15.7375C26.6304 16.128 27.2636 16.128 27.6541 15.7375C28.0446 15.3469 28.0446 14.7138 27.6541 14.3232L21.2901 7.95928ZM20.583 31.4156L21.583 31.4156L21.583 8.66639L20.583 8.66639L19.583 8.66639L19.583 31.4156L20.583 31.4156Z\" fill=\"white\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Is the NPC an Independent Organisation?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2442\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2442\"><p>The NPC is an Independent, non-governmental and non-profit making peace initiative. It is a neutral institution that does not support, endorse or campaign for any political party or candidate.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2443\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2443\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-circle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"41\" height=\"41\" viewBox=\"0 0 41 41\" fill=\"none\"><circle cx=\"20.041\" cy=\"20.041\" r=\"20.041\" fill=\"#B6E35A\"><\/circle><path d=\"M21.2901 7.95928C20.8996 7.56876 20.2664 7.56876 19.8759 7.95928L13.5119 14.3232C13.1214 14.7138 13.1214 15.3469 13.5119 15.7375C13.9025 16.128 14.5356 16.128 14.9262 15.7375L20.583 10.0806L26.2399 15.7375C26.6304 16.128 27.2636 16.128 27.6541 15.7375C28.0446 15.3469 28.0446 14.7138 27.6541 14.3232L21.2901 7.95928ZM20.583 31.4156L21.583 31.4156L21.583 8.66639L20.583 8.66639L19.583 8.66639L19.583 31.4156L20.583 31.4156Z\" fill=\"white\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Who Funds the NPC?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2443\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2443\"><p>The NPC is not funded by the government nor does it solicit for funds from any government institution. To maintain its neutrality and preserve its integrity, the NPC does not accept funds from agency that depends on government funding support, or politically exposed individuals. It is primarily funded by external agencies, and also leverages on local funding.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2444\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2444\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-circle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"41\" height=\"41\" viewBox=\"0 0 41 41\" fill=\"none\"><circle cx=\"20.041\" cy=\"20.041\" r=\"20.041\" fill=\"#B6E35A\"><\/circle><path d=\"M21.2901 7.95928C20.8996 7.56876 20.2664 7.56876 19.8759 7.95928L13.5119 14.3232C13.1214 14.7138 13.1214 15.3469 13.5119 15.7375C13.9025 16.128 14.5356 16.128 14.9262 15.7375L20.583 10.0806L26.2399 15.7375C26.6304 16.128 27.2636 16.128 27.6541 15.7375C28.0446 15.3469 28.0446 14.7138 27.6541 14.3232L21.2901 7.95928ZM20.583 31.4156L21.583 31.4156L21.583 8.66639L20.583 8.66639L19.583 8.66639L19.583 31.4156L20.583 31.4156Z\" fill=\"white\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What Criteria is used in selecting members of the NPC?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2444\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2444\"><p>In convening the National Peace Committee, care was taken to identify respected and credible Nigerians across the country without any known partisan political interests or affiliations and perhaps most importantly men and women of unquestionable integrity. The selection process was also deliberate in ensuring balance of religious, ethnic, and gender considerations.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2445\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2445\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-circle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"41\" height=\"41\" viewBox=\"0 0 41 41\" fill=\"none\"><circle cx=\"20.041\" cy=\"20.041\" r=\"20.041\" fill=\"#B6E35A\"><\/circle><path d=\"M21.2901 7.95928C20.8996 7.56876 20.2664 7.56876 19.8759 7.95928L13.5119 14.3232C13.1214 14.7138 13.1214 15.3469 13.5119 15.7375C13.9025 16.128 14.5356 16.128 14.9262 15.7375L20.583 10.0806L26.2399 15.7375C26.6304 16.128 27.2636 16.128 27.6541 15.7375C28.0446 15.3469 28.0446 14.7138 27.6541 14.3232L21.2901 7.95928ZM20.583 31.4156L21.583 31.4156L21.583 8.66639L20.583 8.66639L19.583 8.66639L19.583 31.4156L20.583 31.4156Z\" fill=\"white\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What is the NPC Management and Coordination Mechanism?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2445\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2445\"><p>To deliver on its mandate, the Peace Committee operates under the following four (4) divisions: Top Management (Chairman, Convener and Members); Secretariat (Head of the NPC Secretariat and Administrative Staff); Research and Policy; Funding and Financial Administration.<\/p><p>The Chairman is Responsible for the overall functioning of the NPC; he guides, gives directions on activities, calls for meeting, and oversees the decision-making process of the NPC. He is assisted by the Vice Chair who acts in his absence. The convener facilitates all meetings and interactions of the NPC while members support the Chairman and the Convener to implement the activities of the NPC such as: Regional outreaches to specific conflict zones and trouble spots to directly engage the conflict parties with the view of resolving the issues.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2446\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2446\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-circle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"41\" height=\"41\" viewBox=\"0 0 41 41\" fill=\"none\"><circle cx=\"20.041\" cy=\"20.041\" r=\"20.041\" fill=\"#B6E35A\"><\/circle><path d=\"M21.2901 7.95928C20.8996 7.56876 20.2664 7.56876 19.8759 7.95928L13.5119 14.3232C13.1214 14.7138 13.1214 15.3469 13.5119 15.7375C13.9025 16.128 14.5356 16.128 14.9262 15.7375L20.583 10.0806L26.2399 15.7375C26.6304 16.128 27.2636 16.128 27.6541 15.7375C28.0446 15.3469 28.0446 14.7138 27.6541 14.3232L21.2901 7.95928ZM20.583 31.4156L21.583 31.4156L21.583 8.66639L20.583 8.66639L19.583 8.66639L19.583 31.4156L20.583 31.4156Z\" fill=\"white\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Where is the NPC Secretariat located?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2446\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2446\"><p>The operations of the NPC are managed and coordinated by an Independent NPC Secretariat; The Kukah Centre, located at No. 1 Luanda Crescent, American Specialist Hospital Complex, Opposite Rockview Royale Hotel, Wuse 2, FCT-Abuja.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Frequently Asked Questions What is the Full meaning of NPC? 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