.Meets Christian, Fulani leaders over insecurity
By Uche Onyeali
President Bola Tinubu has sent gender rights activist, Dr. Abiodun Essiet, to engage Christian and Fulani leaders in Plateau State, with the view to restoring peace and improving inter communal harmony in the state.
Special Adviser to the president on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga disclosed this in a statement in Abuja yesterday.
Essiet, who is the Senior Special Assistant on Community Engagement in the North Central Zone, has spent two days in the state meeting with Christian clerics and Miyetti Allah leaders with the efforts culminating in a town hall meeting in Jos, the state capital.
According to the statement, delegates from various local government areas, traditional rulers, women and youth leaders gathered to discuss ways to strengthen community-based peace structures and promote coexistence among diverse communities.
Essiet visited chairman of the Regional Church Council, RCC, Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo, in Barkin Ladi, where discussions centred on faith-based leadership and its role in promoting peace, unity, and social development.
Along with Dachomo, she addressed some widows and conveyed President Tinubu’s message of fostering ethnic reconciliation in the state.
“Essiet also met with Fulani leaders in Barkin Ladi to foster dialogue and mutual understanding between pastoral and farming communities, reaffirming the federal government’s commitment to inclusive engagement.
“Later in the day, she conducted a workshop on establishing a community peace structure for the 17 Local Government Areas in Jos.
“Essiet also held a closed-door meeting with the Irigwe community, the Miyetti Allah group, and representatives from the Youth Council of Bassa LGA. They focused on sustaining peace and discussed how the 17-member peace committee strengthens dialogue, reconciliation, and coexistence between the two communities”, the statement said.
The rights activist also reiterated President Tinubu’s unwavering commitment to peace and inclusive governance, noting that the Community-Based Peace Structure serves as a key instrument for grassroots unity, dialogue, and long-term stability in the North Central region.
