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Lagos State Government on Thursday met with religious leaders to adopt proactive measures to stem any perceived violence in the metropolis as a fall out of the Jos crisis.
The meeting, which attracted the Prelate of the Methodist Church of Nigeria, Dr. Sunday Ola Makinde; the Chief Imam of Lagos Central Mosque, Alhaji Garba Akiola; the Council of Lagos State White Cap Chiefs and representatives of the Hausa and Igbo communities, was held at the instance of the state Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola.
Fashola, who was represented by the state Commissioner for Home Affairs and Culture, Mr. Babatunde Balogun, said the move was to ensure that there is peace in the state.
He reminded religious leaders that only peaceful co-existence among the various groups could guarantee progress in both the economic and social spheres of life.
The governor said, “If there is violence we cannot move about freely to do our businesses and fulfil our obligations to our families.”
He, however, appealed to the leaders to go back to their various communities and appeal to their people to understand the need to live in harmony and peace.
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