 A non-governmental organization, Global Peace Foundation, is advocating non-violent communications as a means of ensuring peaceful coexistence among Nigerians. The organization kick-started a campaign in Abuja to push for a peaceful nation. Emmanuel Ehigene has the report. Not a few Nigerians are on the search for peace as the country deals with insecurity. As a result, a non-governmental organization says it has a solution that will guarantee lasting peace and unity. That is one of the reasons for this awareness program led by Kaduna State's Chairman of Christen, Association of Nigeria and a Country Director of Global Peace Foundation, Nigeria, Reverend Joseph Hayab. He emphasizes the need for attitudinal change in Nigerians. One of the key challenges we have in Nigeria today is communication. The way we communicate with neighbors, the way we communicate with our bosses or subordinates, the way our security agencies communicate with us, the way our leaders communicate with us and the way we do communicate with them, the fact is that there is no communication. What we do is we are fighting, we are shouting at each other, so can we cultivate such spirit of non-violence communication where people talk to each other more from a friendly and civil point of view, airing their view without necessarily causing any harm. Another member of the organization adds that the awareness program is for the benefit of the peaceful coexistence of Nigerians. There are a lot of contributing factors on how we communicate. People are suffering, there is a lot of tension going on. It's natural that people become aggressive because of the things that are happening in their environment. Participants talk about the desired impact on the country as it concerns the youth. The reason I'm taking you from here is that I as a person, when I'm communicating as you have an understanding of what I am saying to the next person, because everybody's feelings matter, don't just come up and say something to somebody, but the person will understand what you are saying and the tune of which you are using to communicate that thing is very important to that person. Non-violence communication is still, I'm to encourage myself first to know the importance of me telling somebody things at the right time or on the right platform, not to just say it the way I feel, but to also see the other part of the other person, to see how he or she may take it. The theme of the event is non-violent communication upon a seer for a peaceful nation. It is a one-day advocacy program organized for youths in Abuja as a pilot program that will eventually spread to other parts of the country.