Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau on Thursday begged for forgiveness from all those who lost loved ones in the persistent crises that rocked the state for many years.
Lalong who made the appeal while inaugurating the “Garden of Forgiveness” in Jos also declared Feb. 7, as day of forgiveness in the state.
“I stand on behalf of the good people of Plateau to ask for forgiveness from all the children who have lost their parents because of our intolerance of each other.
“We ask for the forgiveness of parents who have lost their children in this ugly introduction that smeared our history as people of peace.
“We ask for the forgiveness of every man that lost his wife when we migrated ingloriously from our humanity to inhumanity.
“We ask for the forgiveness of every woman that lost her husband in the course of our madness, which is better forgotten than remembered.
“I declare today Feb. 7, as a day of forgiveness to be observed as an annual public holiday in the state, a day for sober…
