 In continuation of the commemoration of International Day of Sports Development and Peace, Young Men's Christian Association, YMCA, Kaduna State and Galadima United Youth have called on government at all levels parents to invest more in sporting activities to promote peaceful coexistence in communities. They say sport is key to peace, unity and national development of any nation in conflict resolution and management. Plus TV correspondent Habila Durofi files in this report. Sports is a universal language used by all ages irrespective of the ethnicity, religion and regional background. April each year is set aside by the United Nations as International Day of Sports Development and Peace. The ECS team, tagged securing for the people and the planet brings young minds together in various sporting activities such as chess, warts, scrabbles, ludo, volleyball and football, which aims to promote peace, harmonious relationships and communities with one another. The keynote speaker, Shekarao Godwin, says sports has helped reduce drug abuse and social decadence in society, noting they need for all stick orders to give priority in sports and activities in society. They added a sport as personal and societal development, which brings about peace embraced by Alessandro in communities. Sports has been recognized as a tool for unity, peace and development in the society. For conflict resolution, in terms of like all the IDP camps you go, there is one sport or another that is being engaged, so a sport is being used in present day Nigeria as a weapon of peace and conflict resolution. Also, the president of YMCA, Cardinal State, Jadida Apoku, says sports is taking youth off the street by giving something to up on and a good sense of belonging in society. She urged the government and parents to support youth in unison their careers through sports. They are engaging in sports, we keep them away from all the devices that they are prone to, area where they want to spend their strength. If they come into sports, they will look for one thing or the other that will attract them, we take them away from the streets. To unite everybody using sports, and as we all know it's not just sports, we are also promoting peace also. Some find sport as a comfort zone. Some people say sports deserve them mentally, physically and driving away sickness with the creative benefits that cannot be overemphasized. Sports have in a long way helped me, health-wise, and health-wise because it's reached a point that I feel if I don't play one or two games in a day, I don't feel okay in me. I feel like I'm just facing my strength, I think I'm facing my better future. While they appeal to parents and guidance to support youth and seeing sports as a career of their choice, like all their professional careers. They have the wrong perspective about football, they feel sport in general is for only footballers and those that use it to make money or so, but they don't know the other good parts of it, like the health advantage and all that. We insist on the continued promoting of unity and peace with coexistence with one another in communities through sports and activities in Cardinal State despite the fragile peace.