The federal government formally took over the Sani Abacha Foundation for Peace and Unity (SAFPU) in Abuja on Monday and renamed it the Institute for Conflict Resolution, “The Guardian” reported.
The Minister for Integration and Cooperation in Africa, Jerry Gana, said the 500-million-naira (US $5-million) complex would become a “centre of excellence in peace studies and promotion and well-rounded research in conflict resolution”.
The foundation’s director of programmes, Idi Faruk, told reporters after a meeting with the minister that dwindling funds for the maintenance of the foundation had led to the handover to the government. He maintained that the complex was never owned by the former military ruler, Abacha, and that “from day one it was a public trust”.
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