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Sections News Editorial/Opinion Cover Choice Arts & Life Business Politics Sports   Subscription Form Click here       Daily Independent Online.         * Thursday, July 15, 2004. I didn’t disrupt ACF’s peace effort, says Dariye By Onoja Audu Special Correspondent, Jos Suspended Plateau State Governor Joshua Dariye has refuted allegations by the Deputy Chairman, board of trustees of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Jeremiah Useni, that he frustrated initiatives by the forum to resolve the conflict in the state. Dariye, in a statement in Jos, said as a Northerner, the progress and peaceful co-existence of the North and Nigeria was the top most priority of his administration.   He said the initial posture of the ACF to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP)-controlled governments in the North and the manner its officials were selected from Plateau State gave room for suspicion in their intervention in the crisis. Dariye recalled that while he was in office, ACF officials were warmly received during their visits to Government House, Jos and that it is  unfair for Useni to claim that the forum was frustrated by his government. “During the courtesy call of ACF leadership on me I told them that all hands should be on deck to help resolve the crisis in Plateau State”, he said. According to him, Useni, who is a stakeholder and a concerned Taroh elder, has every reason to pursue peace and reconciliation with the Fulanis in Wase or Boghoms of Kanam instead of waiting for him through the ACF platform. His words: “Useni was a member of both the Emir of Zazzau and Presidential Peace Committees.   It is inconceivable that I would prevent Useni from holding an ACF meeting designed for peace among his Taroh people considering his standing in Taroh land”. Dariye stated that although the government has responsibility to maintain peace and security, the ultimate desire and wish for peaceful co-existence among citizens of any state lies in their hearts. He stressed: “If the people desire peace with their neighbours, they will get it, I believe that any voluntary peace committee or effort must be driven by the commitment/belief of its members and not by efforts of the government alone”. He said his resolve now is that all the stakeholders in the state should avoid making inflammatory statements that would further divide the people and for them to co-operate with Sole Administrator Chris Alli so that permanent peace could be restored.       Copyright� 2002. All Rights Reserved Independent Newspapers Limited Block5, Plot 7D, Wempco Road, Ogba, P.M.B. 21777, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria. www.independentng.com e-mail: [email protected]

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