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MINISTER of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has appreciated traditional and religious leaders for helping to calm nerves in the aftermath of the unfortunate drone incident in Kaduna State.

The minister said this when he addressed the Central Council Meeting of the Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), in Minna.

The minister, in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja by his media aide, Mr Rabiu Ibrahim, said President Bola Tinubu was distressed by the incident and had ordered immediate investigation.

He prayed God to grant mercy to those who died, comfort the living and ensure their physical, spiritual and psychological healing.

The minister informed the JNI that the Federal Government would commence the FULAKO Initiative, a unique humanitarian response to the effects of banditry in communities.

He said that the programme would be implemented in Zamfara, Kebbi, Katsina, Kaduna, Niger and Benue, and would involve the provision of houses, health centres, schools, veterinary clinics, solar energy, and empowerment to those affected.

Idris enjoined the JNI to align with the government’s new charter for national values and attitudes tagged ‘Values Charter for Nigeria’.

“Last week, I had the honour to announce a committee of renowned experts to work on and finalize a Values Charter for Nigeria, in line with President Tinubu’s desire for a true and sustained reorientation of national values and attitudes.

“This new charter, to be unveiled by the President early next year, will consist of a Nigerian Promise, and Citizen Codes, defining our core values as Nigerians while taking into full account our ethnic, cultural, and linguistic diversities.

“It will seek to entrench in all Nigerians a balanced understanding of our rights and responsibilities as citizens of the greatest black nation on earth,” he said.

The minister also intimated the traditional and religious leaders that President Tinubu’s vision for Nigeria is all-encompassing as encapsulated in the Renewed Hope Agenda.

According to him, the Agenda seeks to reform the economy, guarantee national security, achieve food security, unlock the country’s natural resources, and build infrastructure with focus on health and social investment.(NAN)

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-December 12, 2023 @ 14:49 GMT|

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