The Chairman of the forum, Alhaji Aliko Mohammed, made the pledge while on advocacy visit to traditional rulers in the area.
Mohammed said the forum was determined to ensure peaceful co-existence in Southern Kaduna and the state at large.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that he spoke at the palaces of
the Agwam Bajju, Agwam Tyap and the Kpop Ham in Zango Kataf and Jaba
local government areas.
The chairman reminded them that as custodians of culture and
traditions, the rulers played an important role as part of the machinery
for ensuring communal harmony and peaceful co-existence.
“This is one of the reasons why ACF had deemed it absolutely
necessary to undertake this courtesy call on our traditional
institutions in Southern Kaduna senatorial district of Kaduna state,’’
he said.
He further explained that the visit would avail ACF the opportunity
to pave way for future dialogue and exchange of ideas on sensitive
issues affecting the northern states.
“ACF always enjoins northerners to recognise the need for action to
find effective ways of harnessing human and natural resources for the
development and benefit of our people,’’ he added.
Mohammed regretted that the north had witnessed more than its fair
share of unpleasant ethnic and religious violence, and appealed to the
royal fathers and the different communities to return to the “old ways.”
“Nowhere in the world has violence ever been found to result in peace
and progress, as such our northern communities cannot be an
exception,’’ he stressed.
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