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Nigeria and eight other neighbouring countries, on the
platform of G9
, are holding a summit on how to integrate to curb cross border
crimes. |
| Foreign affairs minister Onyeama. |
The other countries that would attend the summit in Abuja on
Tuesday are Benin Republic, Cameroun, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Niger, Togo, Sao
Tome and Principe, and Ghana.
Dr. King Adie, President of Global Peace and National
Reconciliation Organisation, said the maiden G9 International Multilateral
Peace Education, Security, Trans-border Cooperation and Integration Summit
would hold in Abuja.
The summit would provide a strategic blueprint for the
governments of the participating countries on ways to tackle the pressing
challenges of peace and security posed by criminals across the borders.
“Most of these challenges are as a result of the porous
nature of most of our country’s international borders.
“We have to educate ourselves on the way to truth, peaceful
co-existence and being our brothers keepers,” he said.
Dr Philemon Gora, the President Global Funds Inc Florida,
U.S.A., said that the summit would re-awaken continuous effective mobilisation
and sensitisation of the peace initiative among the countries.
“This will re-orientate the border inhabitants in gateway
states and communities on the need for trans-border cooperation, ethics, values
and attitudinal change.
“It will also promote socio-economic investment and
activities that will foster genuine peace, love, unity and good
neighbourliness.
According to Gora, it will equally curb or stop the
excessive menace of terrorists entering and staying in our border communities.
In his contribution, Malam Denja Abdullahi, President of the
Association of Nigeria Authors (ANA), said that genuine organisations like that
of Global Peace and National Reconciliation Organisation should be supported by
all.
“We must support anyone or organisation that comes with the
message of genuine peace which will lead to the peaceful co-existence of
Nigerians and Africa at large,” he said.
However, Denja called on the citizens of these G9 countries
to support the respective governments with the vision of lasting peace in their
countries.
“The governments and leaders have visions and want the best
for their countries but we must work together with them to bring peace because
these criminals live amongst us.
“They have homes, friends and relatives who know what they
do and their activities but fail to report them to the appropriate
authorities,” the ANA president said. (NAN)
