WCC Delegation meets with Governor of Plateau State, Nigeria

July 2010

In mid-May a World Council of Churches delegation met with the governor of Plateau State, Jonah David Jang. Hundreds of Christians were massacred in March in Plateau State, which was the subject of our May 2010 action. The Governor said, “religion is used to cover up all conflicts, although other factors also exist.” He also stated, “I am a committed Christian. As governor of this state, I am elected by the people and God gave me the mandate to direct the people in the righteous way.”

Jang, who is a minister of the Church of Christ in Nigeria, has been the governor of the Plateau State for the past four years. He said his government had begun to take proactive steps to promote peace, “We have set up an inter-religious council of peace and harmony long before the crisis started.”

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