Tag: Faith leaders

Sultan of Sokoto and Co-Chair of the Nigeria Inter-Religious Council (NIREC), His Eminence, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, yesterday issued a stern warning to religious leaders, declaring that the Council risks “slipping into irrelevance” if sincerity and accountability are not restored to interfaith engagements. The remarks came during the Second Tri-Annual Meeting of NIREC in Abuja, where major Christian and Muslim leaders confronted the worsening state of insecurity and public distrust in Nigeria. Speaking with unusual bluntness, the Sultan said NIREC had drifted from the spirit of unity that defined its…