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Hitherto warring communities
Whilst there I learnt about the massive gold and diamond reserves and mines in the topsoil of the state which, once the ban on mining is lifted and after proper development and extraction, will eventually propel Zamfara to be the richest and most prosperous state in Nigeria.that were under construction and discovered how this initiative has resulted in a lasting peace process and healing amongst the various hitherto warring communities in the state.
I was deeply humbled by this great honour and this is all the more so because I never expected it. I thank his Royal Highness and the Emirate Council for the confidence they have bestowed in me and I pledge to live up to their expectations and build bridges of peace, mutual respect and harmony between our various communities and people.
In my view, the path that Matawalle has chosen proves his quality and worth as a leader and I have a feeling that over the next few years he will play a critical role in the affairs of this country and will be instrumental in keeping her together. I say this because, unlike some that are in power in our country today, they do not believe in using violence as a means to an end and neither do they believe in or are part of any hidden religious or ethnic agenda.religious domination and persecutionThese are the type of people that those of us with like-minds from the South can work with, join hands with and build a new Nigeria with. We have a duty to our respective people and an obligation to our God to do no less.
This is why we must build bridges no matter how difficult it may be and no matter how many hurdles may be put in our way. We must build bridges because everything, including the future and very existence of our people, depends on it. As a matter of fact, the opposite is the case and it is rather those that refuse to seek peace and build bridges and that refuse to even talk to those that they perceive wrongly and erroneously as their adversaries and life-long sworn enemies that are the cowards.
Again we had fruitful and productive discussions about how to move the country forward and I was once again received with nothing but love and understanding. This was the first time that I had the privilege of meeting with the Sultan and I was very impressed with his deep and profound understanding of the complex issues that our country and people are faced with and his remarkable knowledge and recollection of our history.
There is no gainsaying that in all faiths, in all races and in all tribes we have both good and bad. Not one tribe or faith is free of evil men and not one is made up of solely demons or angels. I will never be a slave to anyone or allow others to enslave my people and neither will I ever give up on or forsake the struggle for freedom, equality, liberty and equity in our country.
A situation where up until Mutawalle came to power in Zamfara just one year ago up to 300 to 500 people were being killed every day is unacceptable. This was the case yet the rest of the country said nothing.
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