Sultan, Christian leaders, promise to promote peace

olamide oni

January 26, 2016 11:33 AM

“This body is for peaceful coexistence and reconciliation. If there is anything Nigerians need now, it is peace."

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The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Mohammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III and Christian leaders in the country have pledged to promote peace so that the President Muhammadu Buhari administration can develop the nation, Nigerian Guardian reports.

The Sultan, along with the President of the Christian Council of Nigeria (CCN), Mr. Emmanuel Udofia, met in Kaduna yesterday, January 25, to inaugurate an Interfaith Centre for Documentation, Peace and Reconciliation, a platform for the promotion of peaceful coexistence among Nigerians.

The sultan discouraged instigation of religious and ethnic crises in the country.

He said, “I know that a lot of people may wonder why we should have a body like this being inaugurated while there are others still existing. I want to say that the more the better. One of the most important things this body will focus on is to ensure peace in the land.

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“Why are there so many conflicts that are threatening our peace and stability? There must be obvious reasons. Nobody can come from any where and force peace on us. We, the Nigerian people would be the only ones that can ensure peace in our country. Therefore, we will accept support from outside the country because we believe that the world is a global village and we are part of humanity.”

CCN president, Udofia said: “This body is for peaceful coexistence and reconciliation. If there is anything Nigerians need now, it is peace. I want to say that this body is for documentary purposes. It is for the emancipation of the people of this nation by disseminating truth that will assist Nigeria know how to co-exist, to assist Nigerians to live peacefully irrespective of religious affiliation.

“This body will disseminate information that will unite our nation Nigeria. God did not make any mistake to have created us as a people. God by himself has given us his world that we must do everything possible to make sure we are our brother’s keeper.

“No matter where we come from, no matter our religious affiliations, we have one God and we must do everything possible to do the will of God in this country by being at peace with one another.”

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