National Daily

Sultan tasks christian and muslim leaders on religious crises

By SADIQ ABUBAKAR

HIS Eminence, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa'ad Abubakar III has enjoined Christians and Muslims in the country to bury their religious differences and learn to live together with one another in peace and unity as brothers and sisters irrespective of ethnic, cultural and religious background.
He also urged Christian and Muslim Leaders to shun the act of polluting the minds of innocent youths and their followers to foment trouble or cause any havoc in the society.

The Sultan who spoke to newsmen at the opening of a 3-day 2nd Quarter National Conference for Spiritual and Religious Leaders from the North East Zone of the country organized by the National Inter-Religious Council [NIREC] at Usman Musa Secretariat International Conference Hall in Maiduguri appealed to all religious leaders to be tolerant of each other’s beliefs culture and tradition.

He charged NIREC to ensure that past religious crises are things of the past by creating an enabling environment and avenue of positive reconciliation and resolutions between the aggrieved parties and those directly affected by the crises through dialogue and payment of compensation to victims of the crises.
Condemning violence and crises by youths of whatever nature anywhere in the country the Sultan advised Nigerian youths not to allow their leaders to use them as means of causing trouble nor engage in any act of hooliganism under the cover of religion or politics any more.

His Eminence further lamented the increasing prices of foodstuffs in the market and the severe hardship poor masses of this country are exposed to. He called on the federal government as a matter of urgency and priority to address the issue of food scarcity in the country by providing food at subsidized rates at the open market which the poor can afford.