{"id":163863,"date":"2025-05-23T21:29:18","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T20:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/traditional-rulers-religious-leaders-meet-to-strengthen-peace-in-southern-kaduna"},"modified":"2025-05-23T22:35:56","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T21:35:56","slug":"traditional-rulers-religious-leaders-meet-to-strengthen-peace-in-southern-kaduna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/traditional-rulers-religious-leaders-meet-to-strengthen-peace-in-southern-kaduna","title":{"rendered":"Traditional rulers, religious leaders meet to strengthen peace in Southern Kaduna"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Traditional rulers and religious leaders from Southern Kaduna have gathered in Kafanchan for a meeting to strengthen peace in the area and pave way for future development.<\/p>\n<p>The initiative, convened by the Southern Kaduna Christian Leaders Association, SKCLA, under the leadership of Apostle Emmanuel Nuhu Kure, brought together Christian and Muslim religious figures, including several Chief Imams, and all paramount rulers from across the region to discuss issues of common interest.<\/p>\n<p>Apostle Kure explained that the meeting was a proactive step to consolidate recent gains in peace and address emerging challenges facing the region, saying that lingering divisions could threaten the region\u2019s stability if left unaddressed.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, \u201cWe cannot afford to return to the past, the time has come for Southern Kaduna to rise as one people with a common destiny.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Traditional leaders in attendance, the Chief of Kagoto, Dr Ufuwai Bonnet and the Emir of Jama\u2019a, Alhaji Muhammadu Isa Muhammadu II, praised the initiative as long overdue.<\/p>\n<p>The leaders expressed commitment to support the peace process, describing the gathering as \u201ctimely\u201d and \u201cvital for the future survival\u201d of the region.<\/p>\n<p>They also lauded the religious leaders for setting aside differences and creating a platform for collaboration across ethnic and faith lines.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting, which also included respected elders from the area, is being hailed as a breakthrough in efforts to promote interfaith and interethnic dialogue in one of Nigeria\u2019s most diverse and historically volatile regions.<\/p>\n<p>Observers said the gathering signals a new chapter for Southern Kaduna, where decades of communal tensions may now give way to a more united and peaceful coexistence.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. 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