Kaduna-based Islamic scholar, Dr. Ahmad Abubakar Gumi, has assured that the House of Kaduna Family would work hard to impact positively on the ongoing peace process in Southern Kaduna.
Dr. Gumi, who is the co-chairman of Kaduna House Family, gave the assurance at the Southern Kaduna stakeholder’s dialogue on promoting social cohesion and peace building in Kafanchan, Jema’a local government area of Kaduna state on Thursday.
The cleric said conflicts in the area had lingered on for too long and it had become necessary that concerned men and women of goodwill should join hands in the quest for solutions to the crises. He added that peace in Southern Kaduna and other parts of the state would have a positive effect on the rest of the country because virtually every ethnic group has people living in the state.
Dr. Gumi noted that Nigerians were keenly watching developments in the area to see how the crises would be solved, believing that if success is achieved other parts of the country would learn from their experience to solve similar crises. “Our objective is to get at the bottom of the crises and proffer solutions toward resolving them so that people in the area can live in peace and prosperity.”
He observed that the government, leaders and others have been making efforts towards finding lasting solutions, and that the House of Kaduna Family will approach the crises holistically. “Let us accommodate each other, accept each other, tolerate each other so that we can move together and prosper in a peaceful manner.”
The members were in Southern Kaduna to interface with stakeholders and had earlier visited internally displaced persons’ (IDP) camps at Kurmin Masara and Zonkwa in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area.
The House of Kaduna Family comprise 22 respected Muslim and Christian leaders including Dr. Gumi and Apostle Emmanuel Nuhu Kure (co-chairmen). Archbishop Buba Lamido, Bishop Timothy Yahaya, Rev. Moses Audi, Rev. Ishaya Adamu Jandogo, Bishop Julius Yakubu Kundi, Rev. Barnabas Dodo, Archbishop Matthew Man-oso Ndagoso, Archbishop Sunday Oga Idoko, Rev. Olatunbosun, Shola James and Mrs. Agatha Asabe Soji.
Others are Sheikh Abdulkareem Hashim, Malam Muhamamdu Kabir Alkasim, Malam Tahir Baba Ibrahim, Malam Yusuf Yakubu Alrigasiyyu, Sheikh Hamza Muhammad Lawal, Tukur Adam Almanna, Dr. Muhammadu Suleiman, Alhaji Mohammed Maruf Raji, Malam Sheriff Olutusin and Hajiya Fadila Musa.
