By Pwanagba Agabus, Jos
The Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), in charge of the 19 Northern States and Abuja (FCT), Rev. Yakubu Pam, on Tuesday urged Christians and Muslims in the North and country as a whole to work harmoniously for the prosperity of the nation in 2020.
Pam also urged northerners to bury their political, religious and ethnic difference and channel their energy towards revamping the turbulent economy of the region in the interest of peace and unity.
The Northern CAN chairman disclosed this to journalists in Jos the Plateau State Capital as the New Year beckons.
He said, “I wish to call on people in the North from both religious divides; the Christians and Muslims to join hands together in the New Year to work collectively for the prosperity of the North and Nigeria as a whole.
“I urge Christians living in the 19 Northern states and FCT Abuja, to cross over from 2019 to the year 2020 with high hope that with God on our side, the New Year will be better for us in all areas of life than the previous year of 2019.”
He maintained that the year 2020 is the beginning of a new decade and urged evil men in the country to turn away from their unholy activities that has brought untold hardship to innocent Nigerians.
Pam appealed to religious fundamentalists in the North to lay down their arms and embrace peace for the overall development of the North.
The Northern CAN chairman warned that the country cannot witness meaningful development where cases of attacks, killings, kidnappings and burning of properties of good citizens prevail.
