By Johnbosco Agbakwuru
ABUJA — IN a bid to curb incessant communal crises, farmers/herders clashes in addition to foster intercommunal concord in Plateau State, President Tinubu has dispatched an emissary, Dr Abiodun Essiet, to the state.
Essiet, a senior particular assistant on neighborhood engagement within the North Central Zone was within the state on Thursday the place she spent two days.
The presidential aide based on the assertion by Particular Adviser to the President on Data and Technique, Bayo Onanuga, met Christian clerics and Fulani Miyetti Allah neighborhood leaders.
The assertion defined that the efforts culminated in a city corridor assembly in Jos. It additional acknowledged that delegates from numerous native authorities areas, conventional rulers, ladies, and youth leaders gathered to debate methods to strengthen community-based peace constructions and promote coexistence amongst various communities.
It stated: “Essiet paid a courtesy go to to Reverend Ezekiel Dachomo, Chairman of the Regional Church Council (RCC), in Barkin Ladi, the place discussions centred on faith-based management and its position in selling peace, unity, and social growth.
“Together with Dachomo, she addressed some widows and conveyed President Tinubu’s message of fostering ethnic reconciliation within the state. Dachomo has been the loudest voice of Christian communities within the state.”
She additionally met with Fulani leaders in Barkin Ladi to foster dialogue and mutual understanding between pastoral and farming communities, reaffirming the Federal Authorities’s dedication to inclusive engagement.
“Later within the day, she performed a workshop on establishing a neighborhood peace construction for the 17 Native Authorities Areas in Jos,” the assertion added.
“Dr Essiet additionally held a closed-door assembly with the Irigwe neighborhood, the Miyetti Allah group, and representatives from the Youth Council of Bassa LGA.
“They centered on sustaining peace and mentioned how the 17-member peace committee strengthens dialogue, reconciliation, and coexistence between the 2 communities.
“Dr Essiet reiterated President Bola Tinubu’s unwavering dedication to peace and inclusive governance, noting that the Neighborhood-Primarily based Peace Construction serves as a key instrument for grassroots unity, dialogue, and long-term stability within the North Central area.
“A fast win within the peace efforts was the decision of the battle between David Toma, the proprietor of Agha Farm in Gyel district of Jos South and a few herdsmen. Toma seized two cows following the destruction of his farm.
“On November 15, the MACBAN Chairman of BASSA LGA, Alhaji Isah Yau, paid a compensation of N500,000 to Toma, who subsequently launched the cows. All events signed an enterprise to embrace peace within the state,” it concluded.
The submit Communal conflict: Tinubu dispatches emissary to Plateau appeared first on Vanguard News.
