The governor stated this yesterday in his address at the celebration of 2019 International Day of Tolerance, which was organised by the Ministry of Home Affairs with the theme: “Enhancing Harmonious Relationship and Peace among Religious Bodies for better Socio-Economic Development in the state” held at Alausa, Lagos.
“This has helped our economy and invariably our socio-economic development, different individuals representing different tribes and religions co-existing in peace and engaging in one trade and commerce or the other. Much as we are not taking this for granted, we have continued to create more enabling environment for more interactions among all religions in Lagos State.”
“Our nation is the owner of principles and ideals, which command great respect in the world. These principles and ideals vary from our deep respect for human life, our respect for individual peculiarities and choices, our generally democratic tendencies, our culture of religious accommodation and harmony and our deep sense of hospitality to strangers and foreigners.
In a similar vein, Commissioner for Ministry of Home Affairs, Mrs. Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf, in her welcome address, admonished Lagosians to imbibe the spirit of tolerance and togetherness.She said: “Tolerance is the only weapon of building peace and combating intolerance in form of racism and discrimination that too often tears our society apart. Lagos is not leaving any stone unturned to sustain and maintain the peaceful co-existence of all Lagosians.
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