…as CAN accuse Politicians of sowing discord in Nigeria
….JNI lauds Obiano on tackling famers/herders crisis
The National Orientation Agency (NOA), Anambra State Directorate ,Awka,
Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Anambra State chapter and its Sister Organization in the Islamic World, Jama’atu Nasril Islam, Anambra state chapter has joined hands together to sustain a more peaceful and united state devoid of anarchy.
The event which took place st the NOA office in Awka, during the week experienced the presentation of two brand new National Flags as a mark of State Power and Authority, Peace and Unity by the Director in Awka, Barrister Charles Nwoji,
Recieving the flags, the state Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Venerable Joseph Nweke, described the event as clear demonstration of concerted spirit of sincerity on the party of NOA in the Country.
Ven Nweke, who is also the Venerable in charge of Onitsha Central Archdeaconry, Diocese on the Niger, Anglican Communion, said that the Church has discovered that the unabated troubles of the country are being instigated by Politicians both at the National and State levels with a view to creating in roads for their Political activities to flourish in the Country.
He said that the Church has discovered also that trouble of the country in terms of religious affiliations are equally from the Politicians, adding that no Archbishop or even Bishop ever has any grudge against any other religious faith in Anambra State and beyond.
He affirmed that Nigerian Politicians have also gone into what he described as religious sentiment so that the people could vote them into power, saying that the whole scenario is boring as the Politicians use religion to shine to the detriment of greater Nigerians, calling on the Christian faiths and their Islamic brothers to work towards loving their neighbours as they love themselves.
Speaking on the issues on consumption of crystal meth and other dangerous drugs in this part of the ountry by the youths and the modern grazing of cows in the country the Venerable ,singled out the establishment of ranch as the only answer to the vicious herders/farmers clashes in Anambra State and calling on the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to work towards imbibing the tenets of confidentiality of source in their information management to avoid exposing their informants to danger.
Also, the State Chairman, Jama,atu lslam,and the Special Adviser to the Governor on Islamic Affairs, Musa Bello Shelleng, thanked Allah for using NOA to organize the auspicious event, especially now the country is facing a lot of challenges, pointing out that no Nation can thrive without peace.
The Chairman, admonished that the Islamic Community in the state and their christian counterparts have been living peacefully for a very long time in the State amid the herders cum farmers clashes across the Country.
He added that Governor Wiilie Obiano has tried a lot to minimizing the issue of the herders and farmers crisis in the state by constituting Cattle Rearers Trust Committee, comprising Muslim Leaders, Heads of Christian and Traditional Institutions in the State with the mandate of handling any problem that might ensued between the Fulani herdsmen and the farmers in the State.
Bello stressed that the Committee has played a vital role in containing the herder/farmers problems in the State, even stressing that signing into Law of the Anambra State Prohibition Open Grazing Law by Governor Obiano has further curtailed the herders/farmers clashes in the State to barest minimum.
The NOA Director, Barrister Charles Nwoji, however, asserted that there was on-going and consistent program in NOA on ,”Building A People of Peace” which he said that has many trajectories.
While describing CAN and JNI as no mean organizations in the Country in all location, the NOA Director, said that the two Sister Organizations weigh a lot of influence over their adherents, expressing the belief that if NOA could engage them meaningful that the Agency would have reached its target audience in the Society.
According to the NOA boss, religion as a leveler is one thing that binds the people together, saying that it hardly dispute what the leadership gives out and urged the participants to key in the fight against hard drugs, Fulani/farmers clashes and religious bigotry and other social ills in the Country.
Meanwhile, Present at the programme are the NOA Deputy Director Programmes, Sir Joseph Uchendu, his counterpart in the Department of Social Justice, Barrister Ifeoma Chijioke, Chairperson Women Wing of CAN in the State, Barrister Mercy Ndubuisi, NOA ,Deputy Director Research Planning And Strategy, Comrade Felix Agbu, CAN Treasurer, Bishop Jude Godwin and the CAN Director on National Issues and Social Welfare, Reverend Ambassador Arinze Chukwuka among others.
Highlight of the event where the official hand over of the flags to the two Sister Organizations by the NOA Director, Barrister Nwoji.
