Perturbed by recurring communal clashes across the country, President Muhammadu Buhari says he has commenced consultation with stakeholders with the aim of establishing a committee to address the issue.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu who disclosed this on Saturday said the committee will be charged with a mandate to proffer lasting solutions to age-long disagreements that have claimed lives and property.
With particular focus on the Tiv/Jukun relationship in Benue and Taraba states, he said the President was disturbed by communal clashes that have destroyed many lives and property, altered the destinies of families, and raised the profile of insecurity in the country by promoting generational tensions.
The committee, which will work with the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, will include traditional rulers, religious bodies, (specifically the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs), age groups, market/farmer/hunters associations, local and state government officials, and relevant security agencies.
