Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state on Wednesday met with Fulani ardos from the 32 emirates and chiefdoms in the state. The Fulani leaders were urged to help maintain the peace in the state and also ensure their children are educated.
The meeting, which also had in attendance the executive vice-chairman of the Kaduna State Peace Commission, Ms Priscilla Ankut, was to discuss how to engender and deepen peace in Kaduna state. Addressing the attendees, El-Rufai said: “We called this meeting because we need to deepen peace in our state. Peace is important and it is something we cannot compromise.
“We will continue to work assiduously for the security and peace of our communities. “Everyone must reject violence because it is a destructive tool that tears communities apart and retards all human development. “Sound education is the foundation for purposeful development. There is no society that will progress without education.
“With sound education, we can train people to reject hate, shun criminality, overcome poverty and promote harmony. “We will continue to work towards building sound education and health sectors as bedrocks of development,” El-Rufai explained.
