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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2004           North poised to fight disunity--Communique From ISMA�ILA MUHAMMAD, Duste PARTICIPANTS at the just concluded Northern Peace Conference which was held in Kaduna, have agreed that considering the strategic importance and centrality of the North in the Nigerian polity, the region cannot afford to continue dissipating its energies on communal conflicts and sectarian crisis. If the trend continues, it will retard the economic development of the region and the realization of its full potentials in all spheres of life. This was contained in a 23-point communiqu� signed by the chairman of the Northern Governors Forum, Governor Ibrahim Saminu Turaki of Jigawa state, a copy of which was made available to Daily Triumph in Dutse. According to the communiqu�: �The sanctity of life and property of all should be upheld at all times,� stressing that there can be no meaningful and sustainable development without durable peace. The participants who recalled glory of the old North, when its diversity was the greatest source of its strength, while mutual respect, tolerance and understanding provided the foundations of its social structure, should be resuscitated and preserved. �The incessant ethno-religious and other communal conflicts which bedevilled some parts of the Northern states are deeply saddening and are contrary to the heritage of brotherhood and tolerance among the people�, the communiqu� retorted. It also disclosed the resolve to come together and take both long and short concerted measures to combat the scourge in their society and ensure durable peace and sustainable development was shared by all patriotic people of the North. The participants however acknowledged and appreciated the role played by traditional rulers in peace building and conflict-resolution in the region, stressing the need to confer them with certain statutory authority that will further enhance their acknowledged roles in that regard. They lamented the general lack of social interaction among various major communities in the Northern states, especially in terms of cultural festivities, exchange of visits by leaders and appointment of a broad representation of communities into local traditional conflicts. SITE TOOLS Print This Page   EMAIL THIS PAGE Friend's Name: Friend's  Email: Your Name: Your Email:           � Triumph Publishing Company Limited 2004

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