Oluchi Madubuko Wins Miss Ambassador for Peace 2016

A non-governmental organisation, Peace Ambassador Agency (PAA), has

picked Miss Oluchi Madubuko, 21, an undergraduate, as the winner of

its “2016 Miss Ambassador for Peace” beauty pageant.

She defeated  23 other contestants  at the event held on Saturday

night at the Sheraton Hotels, Abuja.

The contestants are drawn from 24 states in the six geo-political

zones of the country, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

PAA said  the Abia state-born beauty queen will serve as Ambassador of

Peace, preaching the message of peaceful and united Nigeria during her

one-year reign as a peace ambassador.

The first and second runners up were also crowned Miss Peace

Ambassador Nigeria and Miss Peace Ambassador Africa respectively to

work with the new queen in the peace advocacy of the organisation.

Miss Chiamaka Chukwura, who represented the FCT Won Miss Ambassador

for Peace International, Ufondu Anastasia won Miss Ambassador for

Peace Africa and Miss Oriunu Faith, representing Nasarawa State,

became the Face of Peace Ambassador Agency

In her remarks, Madubuko a 400-level Mass Communication student of

Abia State University, pledged to make her reign a success.

“I am very excited I won the crown, and I promise to make good use of

this opportunity given to me by Peace Ambassador Agency.

“It has been my desire to be an agent of national peace. I will use

this platform as an opportunity to fulfil that dream.

“I will work hard in collaboration with the organisation to promote

tribal and religious tolerance among Nigerians,’’ she said.

The contest  was a night of fun, comedy and music for Nigerians of

different class who witnessed the fifth edition of the annual event.

Miss Ambassador for Peace/Peace Achievers Awards which started in 2012

is a flagship event of the organisation in its quest for promoting

national peace and unity.

Mr Kingsley Amafibe, the Project Director  explained that the

initiative was aimed at creating awareness on the need to promote

peace as a veritable tool for national development.

“This has been a vehicle through which we carry the message of peace

across Nigeria.

“We, as an agency, have sought peace and we have preached peace

through this unique platform that we have taken to different states

and communities.

“The peace education campaign, which is targeted mainly at the youth,

has reached institutions of higher learning and other youth

communities through the Peace Ambassador project,’’ Amafibe said.

He noted that the organisation, in promoting oneness and national

harmony, had embarked on donating relief materials to Internally

Displaced Persons across Nigeria and Africa.