{"id":68070,"date":"2019-08-02T06:54:26","date_gmt":"2019-08-02T05:54:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=68070"},"modified":"2019-08-02T06:54:26","modified_gmt":"2019-08-02T05:54:26","slug":"herdsmen-farmers-clash-fg-urged-to-establish-ministry-of-reconciliation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/herdsmen-farmers-clash-fg-urged-to-establish-ministry-of-reconciliation\/","title":{"rendered":"Herdsmen\/farmers clash: FG urged to establish ministry of reconciliation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m454257761265595170\" class=\"mail-message \">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"m3161542568804169247\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">Federal Government has been urged to establish ministry of<br \/>\nreconciliation to tackle prevalent cases of internal conflicts in the<br \/>\ncountry.<\/p>\n<p>National President, National Complementary and Alternative Medical<br \/>\nAssociation (NACAMA) Prof. Peter Katchy, made the call in Onitsha on<br \/>\nThursday at the Annual General Meeting\/Conference of the association.<\/p>\n<p>He said the call followed cases of herdsmen\/farmers conflicts, youth<br \/>\nrestiveness, hate speeches and religious intolerances in most part of<br \/>\nthe country.<\/p>\n<p>He described the establishment of such ministry with sufficient<br \/>\nbudgetary provisions as first step to enthrone peace and unity among the<br \/>\ncitizenry as well as to secure Nigeria&#8217;s future.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It has become pertinent to call on Federal and state governments to<br \/>\nembark on the reconciliation of Nigerians to keep the country united and<br \/>\nsecure.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The ministry will cause peace and national cohesion which is better<br \/>\nthan tough talks and military deployments,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Katchy, who doubles as Anambra state chairman, Nigerian Red Cross<br \/>\nSociety, also canvassed for provision of skills trainings and<br \/>\nempowerment for youths to mitigate the increasing rate of unemployment<br \/>\nin the country.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on complementary and alternative medicine, he said alternative<br \/>\nmedicine had become the forefront for the realisation of improved,<br \/>\navailable and effective healthcare delivery system.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A lot of successes have been achieved through complementary and<br \/>\nalternative medicine in the treatment of cancers, renal calculi,<br \/>\nhemorrhoid, ocular and eye affections, leg ulcers, teeth\/gum infections,<br \/>\nbone and bone marrow diseases.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These successes were achieved without surgical applications, epilepsy,<br \/>\nlocomotor antaxia, nervous agitations and nervous diseases,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>He urged members to sustain focus on capacity building in medical<br \/>\ninnovations, researches, drug proving and newer approaches for<br \/>\naccelerated management of medical matters.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Secretary, Board of Registered Trustees, NACAMA, Dr Ayodele<br \/>\nAkindipe lauded members of the association for the feat achieved so far.<\/p>\n<p>He called for the maintenance of ethical standards of practice, members&#8217;<br \/>\nwelfare, compassionate service, integrity and decorum as well as<br \/>\nprofessionalism and excellence among members in the discharge of their<br \/>\nduties.<\/p>\n<p>The event, themed, &#8220;Consolidating CAM Practice in Nigeria&#8221;, witnessed<br \/>\npresentation of awards of Pillar of the Association to five persons<br \/>\nincluding Dr Emmanuel Onah, Director of Medical Services, Enugu.<\/p>\n<p>Other recipients were Chairman of the Medical and Dental Council of<br \/>\nNigeria, Dr Umede Idris, Dr Ayodele Akindipe, Mr Augustina Ekweozor, a<br \/>\nlawyer and Dr Henry Okafor, a businessman<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"conversation-footer\" class=\"spacer\"><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Federal Government has been urged to establish ministry of reconciliation to tackle prevalent cases of internal conflicts in the country. 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