Let’s Focus On What Unites Us,Bogoro Urges Northerners.
The Executive Secretary of TETFUND, Professor Suleiman Bogoro has re-emphasised the need for peaceful co-existence and unity in Northern Nigeria. Bagoro stated this in Kafanchan, during a peace summit organised by the Northern Christians Pilgrims Commission (NCPC) and Concerned Citizens of Southern Kaduna with the theme, “De-escalating violence in Southern Kaduna”.
Prof. Bagoro, who is also a Security and Conflict Consultant, implored participants at the meeting to be frank in their submissions as only then could a solution be found.
According to him, many misguided elites are emphasising the differences in the North, rather than things that will unite the North.
He hinted that “the time has come to do things differently and we have no option than to focus on things that will unite the people”. He noted that the Rwanda crisis is a classic example that Southern Kaduna and Northern Nigeria can have many Kagames that would rise and unite the people.
Bagoro explained that there is a political angle to why the Southern crises has refused to end. He advocated for more federal and state presence in Southern Kaduna, stressing that it would help in reducing poverty and the lingering crisis that has bedeviled the region.
Declaring the summit open, the Executive Secretary of NCPC, Rev. Yakubu Pam, said the commission deemed it fit to provide a platform for the warring parties to dialogue and take ownership of the peace process.
Rev Yakubu Pam said “Anytime I hear of killings, banditry anywhere in the world, it brings me vision of catastrophe, pains, trauma and agony that God’s creation are subjected to”.
Pam continued that “Our mission here is to facilitate a peace process through dialogue and negotiations as well as enhancing participation and cooperation among all stake holders”.
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