Plateau: Muslims, Christians unite at Easter
Muslims in Jos North local Government Area of Plateau State, on Monday, joined the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) to celebrate Easter, with the promise to tolerate one another and allow peace to reign.
The Secretary, Jos North Local Government Council, Shehu Bala, who stood in for the Muslim community, was among other Muslims and well-wishers who graced the occasion.
During the occasion, Governor Simon Bako Lalong appealed to Muslims and Christian worshipers to use their daily preaching on issues that could promote peaceful co-existence rather than create problem for the government.
Lalong, who was represented by the Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Hon. Peter Azi, urged Christians to pray for the sustainable peace in Jos North and the rest of the state, and stressed that the return of peace would mark the beginning of a new dawn.
Lalong said that peace remained cardinal in the development of any community, and so “we should all learn to give peace a chance.”
According to him, some parts of the state are gradually celebrating the return of internally displaced persons and “we are also appealing to our religious leaders to use the gospel to preach love and understanding among us.”
The Director of Press and Public Affairs to Governor Simon Lalong, Emmanuel Nanle, who stood in for the Deputy Governor, Prof. Sonni Tyoden, urged the people to be patient with the government, promising that it had taken their plight as very paramount and was working towards making life better for them.
CAN treasurer in the state, Rev. Bawa Garba Audu, emphasised a need for all Christians to maintain issues that would band people together through scriptural preaching.
Reading from the book of Mark chapter 16 the clergy advised Christian faithful to see themselves as Christ and the experience he encounter on the Cross of Calvary to bring good news to mankind.
“We are happy today that Christ died for our sin, so this gathering is an indication that we shall rise again.”
Bala appealed to all to see one another as members of one indivisible family.
