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| SULTAN OF SOKOTO |
Alhaji Sa'ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto ,has
in Sokoto warned Nigerians against fanning the embers of insecurity and
violence in the country.
He gave the warning at a fast-breaking dinner where he hosted a 20-man delegation of the Kaduna-based Peace Revival and Reconciliation Foundation of Nigeria.
He gave the warning at a fast-breaking dinner where he hosted a 20-man delegation of the Kaduna-based Peace Revival and Reconciliation Foundation of Nigeria.
The Sultan noted that:
''These poor and vulnerable youths get killed or maimed while their colleagues in the wealthy and elitist families are often sent abroad for studies.''
``This is another form of injustice against the weak, indigent youths and it must be urgently stopped," he added.
While speaking on 2015, the Sultan stressed the need to pray for the country’s leaders ``who will take us out of our present predicaments as a nation’’.
He added that traditional rulers are not politicians but," fathers and leaders in the political field...who would continue to pray for Nigeria and her leaders to lead the nation to the promise land."
Abubakar praised the members of the foundation,for dedicated to peace building in the north and Nigeria generally, for doing a very patriotic job.
``This is a group of youths from Islam and Christianity who are doing what the elders are supposed to be doing for the country to have peace, unity, security, stability, cohesion and understanding among all Nigerians," he added.
The monarch, urged the youths not to allow themselves to be used by some selfish leaders as “preys".
The leader of the delegation, Mr Solomon Dalong, a lawyer and human rights activist, said the problems currently facing Nigeria were artificial.
``These problems like insecurity, corruption and poverty, among others were not created by God.
``We had lived peacefully with each other before and the situation now is unacceptable," he added.
''These poor and vulnerable youths get killed or maimed while their colleagues in the wealthy and elitist families are often sent abroad for studies.''
``This is another form of injustice against the weak, indigent youths and it must be urgently stopped," he added.
While speaking on 2015, the Sultan stressed the need to pray for the country’s leaders ``who will take us out of our present predicaments as a nation’’.
He added that traditional rulers are not politicians but," fathers and leaders in the political field...who would continue to pray for Nigeria and her leaders to lead the nation to the promise land."
Abubakar praised the members of the foundation,for dedicated to peace building in the north and Nigeria generally, for doing a very patriotic job.
``This is a group of youths from Islam and Christianity who are doing what the elders are supposed to be doing for the country to have peace, unity, security, stability, cohesion and understanding among all Nigerians," he added.
The monarch, urged the youths not to allow themselves to be used by some selfish leaders as “preys".
The leader of the delegation, Mr Solomon Dalong, a lawyer and human rights activist, said the problems currently facing Nigeria were artificial.
``These problems like insecurity, corruption and poverty, among others were not created by God.
``We had lived peacefully with each other before and the situation now is unacceptable," he added.
Source:NAN,
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