President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has issued a powerful clarion call for peaceful coexistence and national unity as Nigeria hosts a landmark international security conference in Abuja today, bringing together religious leaders and stakeholders to tackle the nation’s security challenges head-on.
The high-stakes conference, organised by Nigeria in collaboration with the Muslim World League and Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’ah Wa Iqamatus Sunnah (JIBWIS), is set to explore the critical link between peace, security and socio-economic development while strengthening dialogue among Muslims, Christians and people of other faiths.
Information Minister Mohammed Idris reaffirmed Tinubu’s unwavering commitment to religious harmony and national unity, declaring that peace and security are fundamental to Nigeria’s prosperity and stability across Africa. “The President is determined to ensure peace and tranquillity not just in Nigeria but around the world,” Idris stated. In a powerful endorsement, Muslim World League Secretary-General Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa applauded Tinubu’s efforts at fostering peaceful coexistence, stressing that peace in Nigeria would contribute significantly to stability across West Africa and the wider world.
With Nigeria being Africa’s most populous nation, the stakes could not be higher, a peaceful Nigeria means a stable continent, and Tinubu is leaving nothing to chance.