Effective application of tenets of democracy will promote religious harmony
\nand tackle insurgency and feeling of marginalisation, Sokoto State
\nGovernor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has said.<\/p>\n
“Democratic governance can be used to effectively tackle problems of
\nreligious intolerance through the election of patriotic, selfless and
\npeople-oriented politicians into positions of authority” who in turn carry
\nall sections of the society along in executing their mandates, the Governor
\nsaid in Osogbo Monday.<\/p>\n
Delivering a paper titled: “Religious tolerance and the challenges of
\ndemocratic governance in Nigeria” at the Fountain University, Osogbo, Osun
\nState, Tambuwal said Nigeria can overcome the problem of religious
\nintolerance if purveyors of violence and lawlessness are properly exposed
\nand penalised by law enforcement agencies.<\/p>\n
He said there is the need for the citizenry to be roactive in promoting
\ngood governance, fighting corruption and kicking against bad leadership
\nwithin the limits of the law.<\/p>\n
According to him, promotion of “sincere and open discussions”, to be
\nchampioned by religious groups, leaders, security men and traditional
\nrulers on areas of interests, agreements and disagreements will enhance
\nunity and understanding.<\/p>\n
“We need to specifically mount robust enlightenment campaign that would
\nfoster inter-faith understanding. The tremendous achievements recorded by
\nthe Nigeria inter-religious council need to be consolidated by finding more
\nstrategies that would promote its envisaged objectives.<\/p>\n
“There’s the need to control the many factors that are impacting directly
\nor indirectly on religious disharmony such as unemployment, poverty,
\ninadequate security, depletion of cultural values and bad politicking,” the
\nGovernor added.<\/p>\n
While noting that ethnic and religious harmony has been exemplary in the
\nhistory of Nigeria, Tambuwal opined that disputes and conflicts witnessed
\nover the years in Nigeria have been more or less caused by poor education
\namong the people, many of who are hoodwinked by unpatriotic persons seeking
\npower at all cost.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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