Gov. Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso of Kano state listening to former Head of State and Chairman of Nigeria Prays Forum, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, addressing when he paid a courtesy call on the governor before the commencement of the joint Muslim/Christian prayers for peace hosted by the Kano state government today, Saturday. Photo: Govt. House, Kano. 28/6/2014
Kano state Governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has advocated the necessity for Muslims and Christians to come together and pray for the end of the insurgency bedeviling the nation.
He made the advocacy during a one day Muslim/Christian Prayers for peace in the country hosted by the state government and facilitated by the state Hisbah Board and the Gen. Yakubu Gowon Nigeria Prays Forum, held at Africa House, Kano Government House, today, Saturday.
According to him the terrorists attacks do not against discriminate a Christian or Muslims, adding that initially insurgents concentrated in the North east, but as time goes on they expanded their attacks to the North-west and North-central, now their activities are now traced in South west, particularly Lagos state.
He assured that “Kano state government will continue to work hard with our religious leaders both Muslims and Christians, because we believe as a government that anybody residing in the state whether a Muslims or Christians or even a pagan , men or women, young or old is supposed to be protected by the government.”
“Without a security nobody can dream of going to the Church or Mosque, nobody can go to the market and our country cannot develop; that is why as leaders we have to join hands and work together to ensure that the insecurity we are facing us today in this country is brought to an end,” the governor stated.
He then appealed to Gen. Yakubu Gowon “as a father and a former Head of State you should please talk to everybody that you have opportunity to meet to be very serious on what is happening today, nobody is happy.”
“I appeal to you sir, to keep on praying and to be talking to the relevant authorities to understand what is happing because there is even misunderstanding of the situation itself,” the governor lamented.
In his address ,Chairman of Nigeria Prays Forum and former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon appreciated the foresight of Kwankwaso in hosting this great event which would surely bring unity and oneness among Nigerians.
He urged other 18 Northern states to emulate the vision of the Kano state governor by sponsoring a similar programme in their states, hoping that the coming together of Muslims and Christians in prayers would surely solve a lot of the problems bedeviling the nation.
He then thanked the all the clergies for making the event meaningful and of great benefit for better understanding among Nigerians.
Among the clergies that spoke and prayed on the occasion were Sheik Dahiru Bauchi, Sheik Aminu Daurawa, Sheik Karibullah Nasiru Kabara, Arch. Paul Akindeko, Rev. Kalla Abare, Sheik Yusuf Sambo Rigachukun, Bishop Ransom Bello and Bishop Buba Lamido as well as many others.
