Nigeria faith leaders sign peace accord months after Trump remarks
The accord launches a new interfaith body and calls on leaders to reject hate speech, extremism and divisive rhetoric.
- On Wednesday, more than 50 Muslim and Christian leaders signed the Abuja Accord, an interfaith peace pact designed to promote religious harmony and counter extremism across Nigeria.
- Organized by the Saudi-based Muslim World League, the two-day International Conference on Diversity and Social Peace addressed urgent needs to protect communities from extremist ideologies and violence.
- Pledging to curb divisive rhetoric, Archbishop Dr. John Praise Daniel, chairman of the Northern Christian Religious Leaders' Assembly, stated, 'No hate speech, and no disrespect for other religious groups.'
- Representing President Bola Tinubu, Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin emphasized the government remains committed to national unity as religion shapes the January 2027 election.
- Muslim World League Secretary-General Mohammad Al-Issa urged followers to 'turn a new page,' emphasizing that extremist ideas have harmed all Nigerians regardless of faith or region.
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Religious leaders sign interfaith peace accord in Abuja to launch national harmony initiative
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Muslim and Christian leaders in West Africa have pledged to promote the authentic values of their religions and reject their exploitation to fuel conflicts, violence and extremism. The leaders made the commitment in the Abuja Accord signed on Wednesday at the end of a two-day International Conference on Diversity and Social Peace, organised by the Saudi-based Muslim World League in collaboration with the Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’ah Wa Iqamatis Sunn…
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