Foundation to organise peace dialogue in Southern Kaduna

A Jos-based NGO, Gideon and Funmi Para-Mallam Peace Foundation, says it will organise an inter-faith peace roundtable for a dialogue for stakeholders in Southern Kaduna.

The Project Officer of the organisation, Mr Clement Kuyilak, disclosed this to our Correspondent on Monday in Jos, adding that the event had been slated for March 2.

Kuyilak said the event was aimed at entrenching peaceful co-existence in the area, following the ongoing isolated killings and other insecurity issues in some communities in the area.

He explained that the dialogue would be in partnership with the British High Commission in Nigeria.

He added that the meeting would have religious and community leaders, traditional rulers, youths and women groups as participants.

“The Gideon & Funmi Para-Mallam Peace Foundation will organise an Inter-Faith Peace Roundtable dialogue in partnership with the British High Commission in Nigeria in southern Kaduna.

“The aim of the meeting is to promote peaceful co-existence among inhabitants of the area.

“This is a maiden meeting, and we are bringing stakeholders from Kajuru, Zangon Kataf, Jama’a and Jaba local government areas of the state,”the project manager said.

He said the meeting would have as its theme, “Inter-Religious Harmony for Peaceful Co-existence in Southern Kaduna”