U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday paid a
courtesy call on the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar. Kerry, who
is on a working visit to Nigeria, commended the efforts of the Sultan in
promoting religious tolerance and understanding among citizens in the country.
The sultanate council, he said, was building a community of
tolerance for peace, progress and political stability in Nigeria.
He said that the United States would continue to identify
itself with the Sultanate in strengthen religious tolerance and understanding
among Nigerians.
He said that being the first Secretary of state to visit the
Caliphate, “all hands should be on gear towards strengthening religious
knowledge among Nigerians’’.
Sultan Abubakar had earlier expressed delight with the visit
of John Kerry to the Sokoto .
He said that Sultanate council would continue to promote
peaceful coexistence among Nigerians for the overall political growth of the
country.
He explained that religious tolerance and understanding
among Nigerians remained the main objectives of the Sultanate council and
expressed the commitment of the sultanate in mobilizing Nigerians to tolerate
one another for peace, progress and political stability in the country.
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state also informed the
visiting US secretary that the Sokoto state government would continue to
strengthen peaceful coexistence by promoting tolerating among the people.
” We don’t discriminate on religious basis tribe ,ethnic and
political affiliations. We accommodate all for peace and harmony ” he
said.
Kerry had a closed door meeting with the Sultan and some
leaders religious of the two major religions.
Alhaji Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara state, Alhaji Inuwa
Abdulkadir, deputy National Chairman of APC North West were present at the
palace.
(NAN)
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