The founder of the Initiative for Peace, Forgiveness and Love for One Another (IPFLOA), Kingsley Atoe, has urged Nigerians to embrace love, tolerance and peaceful coexistence, describing them as indispensable to the country’s development and stability.
Speaking with journalists in Lagos, Atoe said the nation’s current challenges, including insecurity, economic hardship and increasing social divisions, underscore the need to promote values that unite rather than divide citizens.
“In a time when headlines are dominated by insecurity, inflation and division, the conversation we need to have most is also the simplest: love and peace,” he said.
According to him, peace and trust are not only moral ideals but also strategic requirements for sustainable development, noting that communities and institutions thrive where people have confidence in one another.
“Without peace and trust, roads crumble, schools under-perform and businesses close—not always because of a lack of funds, but because of a lack of trust,” he stated.
Atoe, who is a member of the United Nations Peace Ambassadors Foundation, disclosed that IPFLOA has begun a nationwide campaign to encourage peaceful coexistence among Nigerians, irrespective of their ethnic or religious backgrounds.
