Rabiu Omaku
Arch Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Lafia, Most Reverend Bishop Ishaya Audu yesterday expressed support to the administration of Governor Umaru Tanko Al – makura Bishop Ishaya, who led a delegation to the Government House Lafia said that the emergence of Al – makura for a second term is the will of God, thereby urged all and sundry to rally round the administration. Bishop Audu commended Governor Al-makura for his “availability for the people of all religions and tribes” and challenged him to continue in the same stride for the overall interest of the state.
The clergy however called on the governor to extend the payment of WAEC and NECO fees to students in catholic schools insisting they are also indigenes of the state. He also called for grant-aiding of non-government schools in order to enhance the growth of education in the state.
In his remarks, Governor Umaru Tanko Al-makura expressed his commitment to partner with the Catholic Church towards the sustaining of lasting peace in the state and for the development of education which is the bedrock of dialogue as the most veritable tool for the attainment of harmonious co-existence.
He said the church has an intrinsic role in ensuring the wellbeing of the society and applauded the efforts of the Catholic diocese towards propagating the gospel of peace, even as he commended it for reaching out to the victims of communal clashes in the state.
The governor maintained that government is fashioning out ways of assisting the Church to see how it can fast track the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the various churches affected by the recent communal uprisings in the state, adding that government would also consider apt ways of resolving the ownership imbroglio that has beset the then Saint Augustine’s College, now Nasarawa State polytechnic.” Remember.
Government House Lafia said that the emergence of Al – makura for a second term is the will of God, thereby urged all and sundry to rally round the administration.
Bishop Audu commended Governor Al-makura for his “availability for the people of all religions and tribes” and challenged him to continue in the same stride for the overall interest of the state.
The clergy however called on the governor to extend the payment of WAEC and NECO fees to students in catholic schools insisting they are also indigenes of the state.
He also called for grant-aiding of non-government schools in order to enhance the growth of education in the state.
In his remarks, Governor Umaru Tanko Al-makura expressed his commitment to partner with the Catholic Church towards the sustaining of lasting peace in the state and for the development of education which is the bedrock of dialogue as the most veritable tool for the attainment of harmonious co-existence.
He said the church has an intrinsic role in ensuring the well-being of the society and applauded the efforts of the Catholic diocese towards propagating the gospel of peace, even as he commended it for reaching out to the victims of communal clashes in the state.
The governor maintained that government is fashioning out ways of assisting the Church to see how it can fast track the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the various churches affected by the recent communal uprisings in the state.
The Governor further added that government would also consider apt ways of resolving the ownership imbroglio that has beset the then Saint Augustine’s College, now Nasarawa State polytechnic.
