Governor Ahmed made the call in separate interactions with the elders of the two communities on how to ensure lasting peace in the two communities.
Dr Ahmed urged the elders as opinion moulders in their communities to pass values of unity that can endure the passage of time and ensure enduring peace into their youths.
The Governor, who called the peace meetings as a result of the recent clash between the two communities, said the people should know that there is strength in unity in diversity.
He told the elders that proximity of the two warring communities should be for their advantage as they can take advantage of the proximity for infrastructural development of both communities, rather than the resort to clashes and violence.
“As a people we are bound to find people who will want to pursue very narrow, personal agenda and use such to drive personal agenda that do not serve general interest.
Anytime there is communal clash anywhere, it might pay narrow interests in short time, but sooner than later, the communities suffer immeasurable set back in terms of infrastructural deficit and general well being of the citizens”, he said.
The governor asserted that no amount of fight or arson can drive one community away from the other as “their forefathers knew the wisdom that brought them together as neighbours”.
The governor also urged parties not to carry out reprisal attacks as such would not benefit anybody but continue the vicious circle of violence and destruction of properties, just as he assured the elders of the two communities that his administration remained committed to the restoration of peace in the two communities and that everything would be done to achieve that.
In their separate remarks, the Wali of Tsaragi, Dr Muhammed Haruna and Asiwaju of Share, Chief Muhammed Lawal said they would be partners with the state government in the restoration of peace between the two communities.
