Community leaders tasked on sustainable peace

By Stanley Onyekwere

Community leaders within the six Area Councils of the FCT have been asked to promote peaceful co-existence, and eschew actions capable of creating confusion and chaos among residents of the nation’s capital.
Making this point, the FCT Administration through its Area Councils Services Secretariat (ACSS) reiterated government had made enormous commitment to achieve the level of peace being enjoyed in the Territory and would not allow individuals or groups to truncate it.
The Acting Secretary of ACSS, Mrs. Omolola Olanipekun, who disclosed this recently during a media briefing, also warned all contenders of Chieftaincy stools to follow recommended guidelines to ensure that public peace was sustained.
Olanipekun noted that grassroot development cannot be achieved in an atmosphere of conflict and social disharmony.
She also disclosed that the Secretariat has been involved in Chieftaincy stools dispute resolution in several communities, with the aim of ensuring security for all residents.
According to her, the Secretariat have continued to ensure that even dispute between herders and farmers were amicably resolved in good time to avoid escalation.
She stressed that sensitization campaign has been regularly organised across the 62 Wards within the Area Councils, to create synergy with all relevant stakeholders.
She opined that some of the communal disputes the Secretariat has resolved include :” problems between Miyetti Allah KautalHore and Chief of Petti in Kwali Area Council, the settlement of tussle over leadership of District Head between Laura Royal Family in Abaji Area Council and Kopati Royal family in Niger state.
“Others are settlement of District Head stools contending camps in Gauba Community in Kuje Area Council, resolution of disagreement between the youths of Gbaygi community and Ebira people in Peyi, Bwari Area Council “.