The Southern Kaduna Christian Leaders Association (SCKLA) has lauded the Nigerian Army for its endeavours to foster peace in Southern Kaduna and urged them to intensify their efforts to ensure a safer society.

The association urged communities in the region to depart from a history of conflict and turmoil and embrace tolerance to uphold lasting peace.

The chairman of the association, Apostle Emmanuel Nuhu Kure, made the call during the 22nd edition of the annual Southern Kaduna Prayer Summit convened by the group in Kafanchan.

Kure said leaving the past behind and embracing the future with hope was necessary to allow the people to rebuild their land and move forward.

He said: “It’s time to break away from the past, a past of strife and crisis. It’s time for us to begin to seek friendship and to build our land together.

“It’s no time to begin to look for faults. We want to see the Muslims and other tribes that are settled in this area as partners in progress.

“It’s time to move forward and part of the reason for moving forward is that we need to start our rebuilding our institutions and creating new ones..

“The governor is already setting the pace for us by setting up a skills acquisition centre to move us away from the past.”

He commended the Nigerian Army for its peace-building efforts in Southern Kaduna, even as he called on them to do more to guarantee a more secure society.

According to him, the annual event is convened to pray for Southern Kaduna and all her people all over the world.

In his remark, the guest speaker, Rev. Israel Akanji, National President of the Nigerian Baptist Convention, said it was encouraging to see stakeholders and communities in the area coming together to pray over their land.

Akanji called on the people to work together towards achieving God’s purpose for the zone.

Representative of Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna state, Phoebe Yayi, reiterated the need for communities in the area to live in peace as there could be no development without peace.

Yayi who’s the commissioner and Administrator of Kafanchan Municipal Authority, appealed to religious leaders to continue to preach peace, unity and obedience to constituted authority.

The representative of the governor maintained that the APC administration remained committed to creating an inclusive society where all citizens, regardless of their ethnic and religious backgrounds, can thrive and prosper.

The prayer summit whichh had the theme: “Arise and Move Forward”, featured song ministration and prayers for Southern Kaduna, the state and the nation at large. (The Nation)

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