Jonathan meets religious leaders
President Goodluck Jonathan, met with members of the Nigerian Inter-Religious Council (NIREC) over the current security challenges in the country.
The meeting, which was held behind closed doors at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, was attended by Muslim and Christian leaders in the country.
Speaking to journalists after the meeting, the Executive Secretary of NIREC, Ishaq Oloyede, said the religious leaders presented to the president some suggestions on how best to address the security and socio-economic problems facing the country.
He expressed optimism that the suggestions, if implemented by the government, would enhance harmony and peaceful co-existence among the diverse ethnic and religious groups in the country.
The meeting, which was held behind closed doors at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, was attended by Muslim and Christian leaders in the country.
Speaking to journalists after the meeting, the Executive Secretary of NIREC, Ishaq Oloyede, said the religious leaders presented to the president some suggestions on how best to address the security and socio-economic problems facing the country.
He expressed optimism that the suggestions, if implemented by the government, would enhance harmony and peaceful co-existence among the diverse ethnic and religious groups in the country.
“People in this country should do everything possible to live harmoniously together because if God had wished, he would have made us a monolithic nation,” he said. “The plurality of this country is strength, and it should be made to be so. We are together in this boat and the boat should not be rocked.”
Oloyede, who is also the Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, expressed delight over President Jonathan’s response to the group’s proposal for lasting peace in the country.
“He is in a vantage position, and so definitely we expect him to have more information at his disposal than we do and he shared what we believe will be very helpful to all Nigerians,” he said.
Oloyede, who is also the Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, expressed delight over President Jonathan’s response to the group’s proposal for lasting peace in the country.
“He is in a vantage position, and so definitely we expect him to have more information at his disposal than we do and he shared what we believe will be very helpful to all Nigerians,” he said.
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