Emir of Daura charges NIPSS participants on Nigeria’s unity

Emir of Daura, His Royal Highness, Alhaji Umar Farouk, has charged participants of Course 40 of the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) to shun divisive tendencies that would further polarise the country.

Farouk, gave the charge when the course participants, paid him homage in his palace.

He called on the participants, who were on local study tour of Daura and its environs, to strive at putting national interests above every other consideration for the social, political and economic development of the nation.

He noted that the role of the NIPSS in the promotion of peace and stability was important, adding that “we have for long been playing host to the participants of this great citadel of learning”.

The monarch described tribalism, sectionalism and religious bigotry as the fault lines impeding Nigeria’s unity and urged participants that they must endeavour to “implement all that you learnt to tackle the problems facing the country.”

He said the Federal Government would need the intellect, knowledge, experience and the wisdom of the products of NIPSS in dealing with the security problems facing some parts of the country.

“I urge you to shun greed and immoral lifestyle as we would all go back to God and account for our deeds.

“We should focus on issues that would unite us than those that would divide us ” he said.

The emir also urged the Federal Government to give the institute adequate funding for it to continue to thrive noted that “Kuru is not for everybody, but only those who made marks in their choose career”.

Earlier, the Acting Director-General of the institute and leader of the team, Mr Jonathan Juma, Mni, said the participants were at the palace to seek for royal blessings and wisdom.

Juma, explained that the tour was aimed at interacting with traditional, religious and community leaders on how to strengthen community policing as well as fashion out modalities on how to achieve lasting peace and stability.

Juma said that after the tour, the participants were expected to report back to President Muhammadu Buhari, about their findings and recommendations on strategy and policy development.

Highlights of the tour were visit to the historical sites of the Daura Emirate like the Kusugu well and other places.