The Catholic Archbishop of Kaduna, Most Reverend Matthew Man-Oso Ndagoso has called for an end to religious and ethnic stereotyping if enduring peace must be restored to Kaduna State.
Speaking during his homily at the memorial mass of Late Archbishop Emeritus Peter Yariyock Jatau in Marsa 1 Kafanchan Diocese of Kaduna State, Ndagoso said, “If we really want peace, everybody must shift ground.”
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“We have ideas that we do not want to share and we continue to stereotype people, but a criminal yesterday could change tomorrow and we cannot continue to use the old structures. We need to let dialogue take place as most of our conflicts start with individuals or small groups and spread,” he said.
The Archbishop further stated that the quest for enduring peace in southern Kaduna in particular, and the state at large could only be achieved through a paradigm shift as stereotyping will leave Nigerians stagnant.
Ndagoso expressed disappointment that Kaduna State is now known for crises and called on the people to live in peace and harmony adding that everyone deserves to be treated equally irrespective of religion or tribe for peace to reign.
He then urged the government to make COVID-19 vaccines available to the common man when it becomes available.
