By Golok Nanmwa
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Saturday delivered a powerful message against ethnic profiling and the cycle of violence in Plateau State, declaring that criminals have no tribe or religion and urging the younger generation to reject inherited hatred and embrace peace and reconciliation.
Speaking at the public presentation of the autobiography of former Plateau State Governor, Senator Jonah David Jang, as part of activities marking his 80th birthday in Jos, the Vice President said generations of young people in Plateau were carrying the burden of conflicts they neither created nor understood, warning that lasting peace would remain elusive unless the chain of revenge was broken.
“The young men and women of Plateau have inherited baggage they did not create. They carry the grievances of a generation they never met and the quarrels of a history they never wrote,” Shettima said.
He continued: “Tell them what hatred costs. Show them that forgiveness is the hardest labour a strong man ever undertakes and the only virtue greater than revenge.”
