From Noah Ebije, Kaduna
A former Provost of the Kaduna State College of Education, Gidan Waya, Prof. Alexander Kure, has observed that the coming together of different cultures will make Nigeria and Africa as a whole a better country and continent.
According to him, “African nationalist leaders, for example, understood this and succeeded in bringing about political independence in Africa with people of different cultures to fight a common goal.”
In a keynote address at the inauguration of constituted standing committees of the Agbiri-Gure Development Association, in Kaduna on Saturday, Prof. Kure believed that it is only through diverse cultures that people in a society forget their differences to fight a common enemy and achieve a common goal.
According to him, culture is the total sum of all the activities undertaken by people to realize and update their conception, adding that as far as people are concerned, coming together make them stronger to achieving a particular purpose in their environment.
He urged Nigerians to use their differences in cultures to unite towards fighting any individual or group of people that are working contrary to the wishes and aspirations of the larger society in the realization of peace, unity, and development in the country.
Prof. November N. Kuchimala of the Department of Agronomy, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, encouraged the people to remain united in all their dealings irrespective of any difference towards ensuring sustenance peace, and unity among the people in Gure.
The President of the Agbiri-Gure National Development Association (AGNADA), Arch. Audu N. Y. Garba, urged each committee member to approach their responsibilities with dedication, creativity, and a strong sense of purpose, saying that their contributions, no matter how big or small, will have a ripple effect that can bring about meaningful and lasting change in their community.
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