Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna
State has said that the peace and reconciliation process initiated by the Atyap
Chiefdom in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area among the various ethnic groups
will help to complement security efforts to restore law and order and advance
towards sustainable peace in the area.
Governor El-Rufai explained,
“What the communities and leadership of Atyap Chiefdom have started is the type
of grassroots ownership of the responsibility for peace and harmony in
communities that the government has advocated as a critical factor beyond the
deployment of police and military forces.”
Speaking during the visit of a
delegation from Atyap Chiefdom, to present a formal update on the peace and
reconciliation process between the communities in the Chiefdom, Governor
El-Rufai, commended the Atyap, Fulani and Hausa communities of Atyap Chiefdom
in Zangon-Kataf Local Government Area for the successful peace and
reconciliation summit they held on Saturday, August 23, 2020.
Governor El-Rufai added, “We are
particularly grateful to His Highness, the Agwatyap for his leadership in
bringing together the diverse communities in his chiefdom to begin the process
of rebuilding trust and restoring peace. We thank the community leaders and
civic-minded individuals that have helped kick-start this dialogue process.”
He assured that all who seek to
replace violent strife with harmony can be assured of the unstinting support of
the state government for the peace and concord in all our communities.
“This call for accountability is
significant, and it represents a positive effort to contain impunity and deter
crime,” he emphasized.
Governor El-Rufai expressed
delight that government notes and commends the resolve by the communities to
respect the right of any citizen to live in peace within the Atyap Chiefdom and
applauds the resolution to settle disputes through lawful processes and
institutions.
“Also noteworthy is the
involvement of youths from the various communities in the peace summit and
their agreement not to mount roadblocks anywhere in the chiefdom,” he added.
He assured that the state
government would maintain the enhanced security deployments in the area as the
peace process advances, pointing out that the Kaduna State Peace Commission
will also strongly support this effort at building peace at the grassroots.
The governor appealed to all the
communities to abide by the resolutions with vigilance and commitment, and work
towards making it a sustainable accord. “The work of peace is often hard, but
it is a human obligation to work always to preserve human life, liberty and
livelihoods, he stressed.
He called on people of goodwill
to support the Atyap Chiefdom’s strong efforts to bring its communities
together and stop the bloodshed and destruction of property, saying that
everyone should reject the temptation to take laws into their hands and instead
submit all grievances to the lawful authorities.
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