Minister to religious leaders: Curb vices among youth

Minister of state, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has tasked religious leaders in the country to use their God given positions to curb social vices bedeviling the youth.  

Aliyu gave the charge when a delegation of national leader of the Arewa Pastors Non-Denominational Initiative for Peace led by its national chairman, Bishop John Abu Richard, paid her a courtesy call in Abuja.  

The minister also used the opportunity to charge clergymen in the country to pray against insurgency and other vices, stressing that the peace and stability of Nigeria is not negotiable.  

She said: “It is easy for anybody or group to blame government for the insecurity challenges facing us as a nation, but I must tell you that as religious leaders, you have a greater role to play to curb the social vices among our youth that could lead to a full blown terrorism.  

“I say this with all sense of responsibility because the perpetrators of this heinous crime are members of one religious group or the other. In fact, they are either Christians or Muslims. Therefore, if you use your God given position to propagate the teachings of the Holy Books, it will go a long way in curbing the social vices among our youths. By so doing, we have solved 50 percent of our security challenges.”  

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