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NIGERIA PEACE RALLY, LONDON 2012

A PEACE RALLY AGAINST VIOLENCE IN NIGERIA

START TIME: 11.00AM AT 10 DOWNING STREET

PROCESSION: THROUGH TRAFALGAR SQUARE

ENDS AT: NIGERIA HIGH COMMISSION

COME, JOIN THOUSANDS OF NIGERIANS AS WE UNITE AGAINST VIOLENCE IN OUR BELOVED MOTHERLAND, NIGERIA.

DIM CHUKWUEMEKA OJUKWU:

The Chukwuemeka Ojukwu Burial Committee, United Kingdom in collaboration with the Nigeria High Commission and the Central Association of Nigerians in the United Kingdom (CANUK):Cordially invite YOU to the Special Requiem Church Service and Reception in honour of;

 His Excellency, General Chukwuemeka Odumegwu OjukwuTIME: 6.00pm prompt (all seated by 5.30pm)

 DATE: Saturday, 25th February 2012CHURCH SERVICE/REQUIEM MASS:

 St. George's Catholic Cathedral, 33 Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7JB(nearest stations Lambeth North, Waterloo, Southwark, and Elephant & Castle)

 HALL RECEPTION (immediately after the Requiem Mass): The Enabling Centre, 640 Ripple Road, Barking, IG11 0SR

 The Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu Committee. 

LONDON 2012 OLYMPICS AND CANUK

The countdown has literally begun on the London 2012 Olympics and CANUK's Project Team has been working with the Vice Chairman, Mr Chima 
Olugh to finalise the laudable NUKOC Project Plan; as well as other projects relating to the Games.

The Games will be the biggest sports fiesta ever hosted in the UK and probably in our lifetime, leaving a legacy of sports and 
infrastructural development across the British Isles as the venues for the various events transverse the whole country, and not just London.

Our constituency are Nigerian Associations in the UK, and through them, the estimated three million Nigerians and friends of Nigeria based
here. In relation to the forthcoming London 2012 Olympics, the following must be CANUK's responsibilities:

1. To inform our constituency of various opportunities available to individuals, businesses and organisations
2. To inform our constituency of the various activities taking place from now up to the end of the Paralympic Games in September
3. To update our constituency with relevant information obtainable from the various organisations involved in the delivery of the Games
4. To play hosts to the Nigerian Olympic contingent
5. To be an effective interface between the Nigeria High Commission, the Nigeria Olympic Committee, the Olympic Organising Committees,
the UK Nigerian Community and the Press 
6. To create a bridge of understanding and collaboration between visitors from Nigeria and Nigerians in the UK
7. To create opportunity for tourism and business for our communities

You are probably aware that relevant organisations involved in the 
delivery of the Games include:

1. The International Olympic Committee (IOC)
2. The London 2012 Organising Committee
3. The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC)
4. The Nigeria High Commission
5. The five host councils (boroughs) - Newham, Greenwich, Waltham Forest, Tower Hamlets and Hackney
6. The Office of the Mayor of London

The Central Association of Nigerians in the UK (CANUK), under the chairmanship of Mr Bimbo Roberts Folayan, is already having meetings
with these relevant organisations and will soon establish an effective Committee that will help us deliver the above objectives efficiently.
We are asking you to please recommend suitable individuals who can contribute their time and resources in ensuring that our community is
positively impacted on, nation-wide, by the London 2012 Olympics.

Our objective is to have this Committee in place by the 18th of February, with the deadline for the receipt of recommendations being
the 10th of February. This will give us two weeks to liaise with those recommended and present them at the annual general meeting of CANUK, on 
the 25th of February at the Nigeria High Commission.

CANUK will extensively deploy the use of our media channels - Website, Facebook, Twitter, Emails, Newsletter and will work extensively with 
our media partners in ensuring we bring to you as much relevant, timely and beneficial information as possible. We urge you to regularly 
checkout these channels for updates.

Please send your recommendations to chairman@canuk.org.uk

The Central Association of Nigerians in the United Kingdom (CANUK)