A
member of the Muslim World League, Sen. Aliyu Wamakko, said on Friday
that the organisation would work towards strengthening religious
tolerance and understanding among Nigerians.
Wamakko said in Sokoto that the League
would encourage followers of the two major religions in Nigeria to work
closely, to engender respect and understanding among them.
According to him, the organisation is
bringing together Muslim and Christian scholars to a conference aimed at
strengthening knowledge on the teachings of the two religions.
Wamakko added that the conference would
address issues of religious extremism, violence in the name of religion
and similar issues that tend to portray religion in bad light.
He stressed the need for religious
leaders at all levels to do more in sensitising their followers on the
importance of tolerance, understanding and mutual respect.
Wamakko, a former governor of Sokoto
State and now a Senator, said Nigerians must live in peace and pray for
their leaders in order to reap God’s abundant blessings.
(NAN)
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