By Aramide Oikelome, Segun Obisanya, Lagos
The President, Eckankar Nigeria, Professor Henry Alapiki, has said the path to achieving lasting peace in any society is when individuals commit themselves to respect “each other’s religion” and imbibe the virtue of love, tolerance and harmony.
The position of the organisation was dropped over the weekend at the National Theatre, Lagos where the organisation held a seminar themed: “Living the spiritual life”.
The Eckankar leader, who declined to comment on political and other recent developments in the country, said the practice of love and tolerance is crucial to peace and economic development of any society.
He said the level of development a society attains is proportional to leadership quality.
He said, “The position of Eckankar is clear in relation to the ugly development in the nation: we should respect each other’s religion, we should practice tolerance, love for one another.
“This is a situation where people love their neighbours as themselves so that we can bring about peace, mutual respect, and understanding. From there, you begin to develop.
“Every society develops from one stage to another; every society has their teething problem. But the key to development is showing tolerance, commitment to the wellbeing of everybody, showing good leadership quality.
“Let us be patient but let us be committed standing shoulder to shoulder with our neighbours, with the government. In friendship, there is no war or violence. There cannot be development in the absence of peace.
Asked to comment on what the organisation has done to impact the society positively, the Regional Vahana Team Leader Nigeria, Momah Wilson, submitted the religious organisation would prefer to be silent on their corporate social responsibility.
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