By Joyce Remi- Babayeju
The Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), Rev. Yakubu Pam has admonished Christian and Moslem youths to jointly fight for the peace of the nation.
Pam gave this advise when t combined body of the Youth Wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria (YOWICAN) and the National Council for Muslim Youths Organisations (NACOMYO) paid a courtesy visit in his office at the NCPC corporate headquarters in Abuja yesterday.
He lauded the youths for their initiatives and relentless efforts of coming together as one body to fight and propagate peace in Nigeria.
He said, “God still has Nigeria at heart seeing the youths come together as one regardless of their religious differences which means all hope is not lost for attaining Peace in Nigeria.”
“I appreciate your initiatives, this means you are leaders of purpose and vision.”
The NCPC helmsman assured that together together the youths can come out to fight for their country, adding that the hope of the nations lies in the youths.
Furthermore he admonished the youths not to be used as tools for destruction by people who are hungry for power.
He pledged his full support to the youths on their forth coming National Youth Peace summit.
President of the Youth Wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria (YOWICAN), Amb. Belusochukwu Enwere who led the delegation said that their major aim of working together was to propagate peace and development in Nigeria.
Amb. Enwere opined that the problem facing Nigeria was huge and should be nipped in the bud. He said, “it is disheartening to note that killings, agitations and banditry have become the order of the day.”
He urged other youths in families, churches and mosques as well as institutions to live, preach peace and unity in order to schieve meaningful decelopment for Nigeria.
He further called on institutions to inculcate peace building as part of their curriculum, while reaching out to the government to ensure that peace building forms part of our educational curriculum at different levels of education in Nigeria.
President of the National Council for Muslim Youths Organisation (NACOMYO), Amb. Sani Abubakar who was represented by Amb. Suleiman Abubakar, emphasized the need for peace in the nation as it was the case in the time past.
He decried a situation whereby appointment into public office has become an issue of which religion one belongs to rather than merit and capacity to deliver.
Abubakar said the purpose of the visit was to tap from Rev. Pam’s wealth of experience in peace building and leadership.
