By Hassana Yakubu

A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Eye Opener Women Foundation said it carried out a week-long house-to-house campaign to promote peaceful coexistence in Kaduna State.

Mrs Magret Julius, President of the NGO said in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Kaduna that the campaign was for the people to appreciate that there is no alternative to peace.

“Peace is very critical for every country to achieve better development, hence the need for all to live in peace irrespective of religious or cultural differences.

“Peace is all about accepting differences and having the ability to listen, recognize, respect and appreciate others, so as to live peacefully and united.

“As peace advocates, we want people to recognise that there can be no meaningful development without peace and the peace of every nation begins with the individual and family.

“We have gone round the city of Kaduna to draw the attention of the people on the role they need to play in restoring peace in Nigeria.

“My prayer is for God to forgive us and restore peace to Nigeria, and the foundation will continue to advocate for peace at all levels,” Mrs Julius said.

She urged Nigerians to shun all forms of divisions and work together for a united, peaceful country.

The World Peace Day was set aside by the United Nations to be marked on Sept. 21 every year, to strengthen the ideals of peace through observing 24 hours of non-violence and cease-fire across the world.

The day promotes global solidarity for building a peaceful and sustainable world.

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Donald Duke, Jega, Utomi launch political project to rescue Nigeria from PDP, APC

Jude Egbas

September 22, 2021 11:23 AM

The group believes that Nigeria has been undone by bad leadership in 22 years.

Duke, Jega and Pat Utomi

Ahead of the 2023 general elections, a group of intellectual politicians has launched a project calledRescue Nigeria Project (RNP), which they believe will rescue Nigeria from the stranglehold of the PDP and APC.

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RNP may well morph into a political party or maintain its current disposition of a political pressure group.

Founders of the RNP include ex-Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Attahiru Jega; political economist, Prof Pat Utomi; former Governor of Kwara State, Ahmed Abdulfatah; and former Governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke.

Others include Prof Tunde Adeniran, Senator Lee Maeba, Usman Bugaje, Amb. Nkoyo Toyo, Yomi Awoniyi, Dr. Rose Idi Danladi and Dr. Sadiq Gombe.

Delivering the keynote address, Abdulfatah lamented the state of the nation, noting that the high level of nepotism and lack of inclusiveness has given rise to agitations from different ethnic groups and calls for secession.

“It is based on this that we decided to set up this RNP. We want to salvage this country and see how we can fix the mess.

"We want to set a template and key criteria that leaders must have before they can attain any political position,” Abdulfatah, who governed Kwara from 2011 to 2019, said.

The group says it knows that the task of rescuing Nigeria from the PDP and APC won't be easy, but that it is determined to press on with the project.

The PDP and APC have governed oil-rich Nigeria for a combined 22 years, since the country's return to civilian rule in 1999.