Reject extremism hate – FCT minister charges clerics

By Omeiza Ajayi
ABUJA: As political activities gather momentum ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Minister of State in the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Dr Mariya Mahmoud, has called on religious leaders across the country to leverage their positions of authority to promote peaceful coexistence, discourage hate speech and reject violence, intolerance, and extremism.
Special Assistant on Media to the minister, Austin Elemue, said in a statement that Mahmoud made the call on Thursday in Abuja while delivering a goodwill message at an Interfaith Prayer for Nigeria and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, organized by the Women Initiative for Family Economy (WIFE) at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adu...