Ahead of the 2023 general elections, a non-profit organisation, Coalition for Peace In Nigeria (COPIN), has urged the citizens to shun religious intolerance, electoral violence, and other tendencies that threaten democratic stability and development.
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The peace advocacy group made the appeal Friday during awareness campaigns it undertook across some strategic areas in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Among strategic areas visited by the Group, were the National Mosque, the popular Wuse Market, as well as Gudu area of the centre of unity.

In an interview with newsmen, the National Coordinator of COPIN, Mr Akwuobi Emeka, vowed the coalition’s readiness to remain apolitical, nationalistic and forward-looking.

“We are not a political organisation. We promote peace, and we believe that with peace and stability, Nigeria will be better for us all.

“So, let us join hands to make it conducive”, Emeka stated.

He continued: “Therefore, we should all forms of violence, as well as actions that threaten our corporate existence.
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“And we believe our strength lies in our diversity and culture. And looking at it from here, I believe we will equally visit all the different kinds of churches with mosques and even if it is Pentecostal or the churches, we are going to reach out to them, to take the peace to their doorsteps.

“And, we believe that when we are united, there will be peace and stability in this country and fake news.

“We should desist from anything that will jeopardize the culture and the positive image of Nigeria through fake news.

“And we believe that we do this thing. We all do these things collectively, which will build a better Nigeria for all of us. Today, we decided to go out there in the streets to preach about peace. That’s why what COPIN is doing, is to promote peace in Nigeria.”

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