Nigerian Christian and Muslim leaders are set to sign a peace agreement at a one-day Peace Declaration Summit scheduled for next week Tuesday September 18. The agreement will aim at demonstrating their commitment to the promotion of peaceful co-existence among themselves.
A statement from the organizers, the Nigerian Inter-Faith Action Association (NIFAA), said that the purpose of the Summit is to bring together the nation’s religious leaders to declare peace among Muslims and Christians in the country, denounce intolerance and promote tangible development outcomes.
It said that the event will be attended by the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III and the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev Dr Samson Ayokunle. Members of the diplomatic corps and political leaders and development partners, among others, are also billed to attend the event.
The statement said that one-day summit is coming on the heels of the 2018 International Peace Day on September 21, as declared by the United Nations.
The General Assembly of the UN had passed a resolution in 1981 establishing it declaring every September 21 as the International Peace Day in order to promote the “strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and people.”
NIFAA, an interfaith body that has several international partners, has so far trained no fewer than 2,000 Nigerian religious leaders and equipped them with relevant skills to deliver health and peace messages to their followers.
