Board of Visitors

The Board of Visitors is a body comprising of all members of the Peace Council (that is, the principal officers of the Research Roundtable also known as Ambassadors Council) and Deans of Higher Academic Institutions. Its function is co-ordinating the consultative programmes of Ekpokpa in line with the vision and values of the organisation and ensuring these (especially peace education-related contents) are reflected in the academia.

Olukosi Ibitoye
Dean of Administration

Ibitoye has a dynamic experience that cuts across different sectors including the humanitarian domain. He is a skilled writer with over 500 articles under his belt. Ibitoye is passionate about development and nation-building and holds a bachelor’s degree in History and International Studies as well as a certificate in Peacebuilding from the United States Institute of Peace.

Lydie Mungala
Rapporteur

Lydie Mukasekuru Mungala is a human right activist with a focus on prison rights. She has served in capacities such as Facilitator at the MillionPeacemakers organization and Board member at Alleviate prison leavers re-entry organization. She also serves as National Secretary of the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI-DRC), a network comprised of more than 700 people who participated in the US government exchange program. As a peacebuilder, Lydie has participated and contributed her knowledge and experience to numerous peace-talks including design of the national action plan in the DRC on YPS. She also joined the side event of the US-Africa leaders summit organized by the US-Africa institute. Lydie holds a honors Degree and Masters in peace and conflict resolution studies.