Time to end Jos crisis

TIME TO END JOS CRISIS

 Neither Muslims nor Christians have benefitted since Nigeria has been bedevilled by insecurity crisis. So also is the case with ethnic groups. Both religions suffer massive destruction including lives and property, and at the same time putting the state’s progress in abeyance. 

I want to use this medium to appeal to the great people of Plateau State and Nigeria at large to be peacekeepers and avoid engaging in conflict-related activities in the state, as well as to stay in peace and harmony with one another irrespective of religion, ethnicity and party affiliation.

Though crisis is human, it’s time to bring this barbaric act of ours to an end and concentrate on rebuilding the state’s lost glory as the “Home of Peace and Tourism”.

The state is multi-ethnic, diversely cultured and multi-religious in nature; we shouldn’t misuse these great advantages to retrogress the state.

Plateau State is one of the most blessed states in Nigeria and Africa at large in terms of natural resources, tourists centers, fertile land for agriculture among other natural endowments that attract both local and foreign investors.

But as result of crisis, there is nothing of such nature in Jos today. Both local and foreign investors have stopped coming to the state, talk less of investing their resources; as such, the number of unemployed youths increases day in day out. These unemployed youths are the violence escalators in the state today.

Back in the days, Jos used to be the only state in northern Nigeria full of activities ranging from mining, farming, blacksmithing, business, crafting among other artisanal work.

Furthermore, being a viable investment hub in the Nigerian tourism industry, it attracted millions of people from both inside and outside Nigeria for leisure.

But today, nobody wants to come or pass through Jos for fear of killings and attacks; the state loses millions of a naira daily.

The painful point is, we are tagged “Home of Peace and Tourism” but today, there is nothing like peace apart from blood-letting, hatred, envy, ethnicity, religious and communal clashes.

 These have put the state and its people in a miserable life, as well as taking back the state to square zero.

Therefore, let us be peace lovers and take away the existing differences among us through showing love and compassion to one another, irrespective of our differences.We should always seek to love, not to control, learn to tolerate not to constrain, accept our differences not to reject, as well as taking responsibility for whatever happens to us not to blame others. This will help us 

in rebuilding Plateau State

H. E Rev Bright Samuel Otso

UN Global Peace Ambassador 

& Senior Pastor Lighthouse Communion

Church International, Jos Plateau State, 

Nigeria.

Email: brightotso@gmail.com

+234-803-797-6256

GOD DOES NOT GIVE BIG VISION TO SMALL MINDS, 

You cannot profer solution to a problem with the same mind that created it, Think outside the box.