Governor Mukhtar Yero of Kaduna State on Wednesday said for peace to reign supreme in the country, there was the need for attitudinal change among Nigerians.
The governor stated this just as a former Nigerian Inspector-General of Police, Alhaji Ibrahim Commassie stressed the need for religious tolerance among Nigerians.
This way, Commassie, who is also Chairman of the Arewa Consultative Forum said there would be peace, not only in the north, but the entire country.
Yero while speaking at a two-day National Interfaith Dialogue organized by the Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution with support from the United Nations Development Program, in Kaduna on Wednesday, said Nigerians should realize that religion is personal and not a tool for causing unrest.
According to the governor, what is needed at this period of security challenges in the country was a complete attitudinal change among Nigerians.
This, the governor noted would ensure peace in the country, adding that religion must not be used under any guise to create crisis.
He decried what he described as “talk show” associated with Nigeria quest for peace, charging the organizers of the event to ensure that the process of making peace was taken to the grassroots for the desired effect.
He also appealed to religious leaders to ensured that they anchored their preachings on truth.
He blamed the Nigerian elite, especially politicians for frustrating peace efforts in the country.
On his part, CAN’s Secretary-General, Rev. Musa Asake called for geniue dialogue anchored with truth and honesty among all relevant stakeholders, noting that a nation as big as Nigeria could not afford to grow without peace.