The
Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has called on Nigerians to
desist from using religion and ethnicity to cause a breach of the peace
and violence, the News Agency of Nigeria reports on Sunday.
“We should never use our religious,
cultural or ethnic affiliations to perpetrate or encourage violence,
insecurity or sow the seeds of discord and disunity. Such obnoxious
factors should also never be used by any selfish and unpatriotic
Nigerian in whatever guise to overheat the nation’s polity,’’ the Sultan
said.
Abubakar reportedly spoke at a special
Sallah lunch with the leaders and members of the resident communities in
Sokoto on Saturday.
According to the Sultan, violence breeds violence and under-development.
He said, “There will not be any meaningful socio-economic development in a society where violence and chaos prevail.
“God has created us with diverse religious and ethnic background to co-exist harmoniously as a united force.
“These differences amongst Nigerians were allowed by God to unite us not to separate and disunite us.”
The Sokoto monarch promised that
traditional institutions in the country would not relent in their
determined effort to ensure the sustenance of an indivisible country.
He said, “The country belongs to all of
us and we have to collectively ensure that it remains as one Nigeria.
Nigerians should also continue to fervently pray in this direction.
“Nigerians should continue to be
law-abiding and cooperate with the various security agencies in their
ongoing commendable efforts to stem the tides of insecurity and other
forms of criminality.’’
Tell your people first
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ReplyDeleteGood talk Sultan. But how come we only hear your voice when Muslims are killed? You seem to always keep quiet when other religions' adherent are the receiving end of the violent massacre. Try and condemn generally and routinely and let's see.
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ReplyDeleteHEIGHT OF HIPOCRISY, IS HE JUST WAKING UP FROM SLUMBER? BECAUSE HIS FOLLOWERS WERE KILLED. EVEN THE GOVERNOR HAS PROMISED TO SETTLE THE VICTIMS FAMILIES, MAY NO CHRISTIAN COMES FROM THAT STATE OR LIVES THERE WHO HAS BEEN KILLED BY BOKO HARAM. WE DID NOT HEAR THE GOV'NOR ANNOUCE COMPENSATION FOR FAMILIES OF THE KILLED CHRISTIANS. YOU CAN SEE WHERE THIS COUNTRY IS DRIFTING TO. THIS APC PEOPLE WILL NOT DESTROY THIS COMPANY.
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