Olawale Ajimotokan in Abuja
The Nigerian Preferrred Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), led through its President-Normal and Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’advert Abubakar has felicitated the management of the Christian Affiliation of Nigeria (CAN) and all of the Christian neighborhood in Nigeria at the instance of the Affiliation’s fiftieth anniversary.
In a remark y through its Secretary-Normal, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, NSCIA mentioned it looked the fiftieth anniversary of CAN as a vital milestone no longer just for the Christian neighborhood but additionally for the Nigerian country.
The Council famous that whilst the country had
transited via more than a few demanding situations and tough moments, non secular leaders and establishments had persisted to play the most important position in selling peace, discussion, mutual figuring out and non violent coexistence some of the numerous peoples and religion communities of the rustic.
The NSCIA maintained that it recognised the significance of the connection between Muslims and Christians in Nigeria,
noting that the 2 communities constituted the vast majority of the Nigerian inhabitants and shared a commonplace duty to advertise peace, entrench justice, advance safety, give a contribution to accountable citizenship and the advance of the rustic.
“The demanding situations confronting our country, specifically injustice, lack of confidence, poverty, unemployment, social inequality and the desire for responsible and responsive governance, require the collective efforts of all Nigerians.
“It’s on this regard that the NSCIA attaches nice significance to sustained inter-faith discussion and cooperation. The Council specifically appreciates the platforms that experience enabled leaders of the 2 religion communities to have interaction constructively on problems affecting the peace, solidarity and building of Nigeria, together with the Nigeria Inter-Non secular Council (NIREC),” NSCIA mentioned.
It described the fiftieth anniversary of CAN as a possibility to mirror at the duty of spiritual management in strengthening nationwide solidarity and selling non violent coexistence.
The Council wired that it believed that non secular variations must by no means be allowed to turn into resources of department, hatred or violence, noting that respective faiths must proceed to encourage the country in opposition to justice, compassion, non violent coexistence and repair to humanity.
NSCIA congratulated the President of CAN, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, the Nationwide Government Committee (NEC), the more than a few Christian denominations and associations beneath its umbrella in addition to Christians around the 36 states of the federation and the FCT at the
golden milestone and wanted the affiliation larger knowledge within the discharge of its hard nationwide and sacred obligations.