Monarchs and Muslim clerics have urged
Nigerians to embrace peace to enable the
country to move forward and advised
political leaders to discharge their duties
diligently for the good of all.
They made the call on Thursday across
some parts of the country during prayers
to mark the Eid-el-Kabir festival.
The Otaru of Auchi, Haliru Momoh urged
Nigerians to embrace peace and religious
tolerance to move the country forward.
Momoh made the call during prayers to
mark the Eid-el-Kabir celebration in
Auchi, Etsako West Local Government
Area of Edo.
The monarch said the nation desired
peaceful co-existence among citizens, to
overcome the problems facing the
country.
“Today manifests all good things, and my
prayer is that there should be peace,
harmony and tolerance among Nigerians.
“And when you have peace, every other
thing will fall in place and the country will
be better for us,” he said.
Also speaking, the acting Chairman of
Etsako West, Mr Busari Yesufu, enjoined
Nigerians to continue to pray for
President Muhammadu Buhari’s
administration, to enable him meet the
expectations of Nigerians.
“I enjoin Nigerians to continue to pray for
the success of our local government, the
state and the nation in general.
“Our president needs the prayers of
Nigerians to enable him to succeed,” he
said.
In Birnin Kebbi, Alhaji Muhammad Bashar,
the Emir of Gwandu and Chairman of the
state council of chiefs, urged Muslim
faithful to seek western and Islamic
education.
Bashar made the call in Birnin Kebbi in his
message to mark the Eid el-Kabir festival.
He said the quest for education was
imperative and paramount for human
existence.
The emir admonished parents on care of
their wards, stressing that good home
training of children serves as the bedrock
for God fearing and productive
generations.
In Yenagoa, an Islamic Cleric, Mr
Muhammed Danjuma, enjoined Muslim
faithful to pray for peace and unity in
Nigeria as they celebrate Eid-el-Kabir.
Danjuma gave the admonition in an
interview with the News Agency of Nigeria
(NAN) in Amarata, Yenagoa.
He decried disunity resulting from political
differences, religious and ethnic bias.
He said that these attitudes had hindered
national growth and deprived Nigeria itgs
pride of place among the comity of
nations.
Danjuma enjoined Muslim faithful to use
this celebration of the Eid-el-Kabir to
pray for God to grant the nation peace
and unity.
“It is high time we united with one
another, including our Christian brothers,
because we are now in a new
dispensation.
He urged Bayelsa people to see Muslims
as their brothers and shun religious and
ethnic sentiments to move Nigeria
forward.
In Ikole, Ekiti, the Imam of Ansar-Ud-Deen
Mosque Abd’lasisi Alabi, urged Muslims
to be more committed to the service of
Allah.
Alabi, in a sermon to mark the Eid el-
Kabir celebration, said that total
commitment to the service of God would
not only guide our ways of life but also
help spiritual development.
“Worshiping God will always make us
move closer to Him, obey His
commandments and open ways of
blessing for us.’’
The Imam further urged Muslims to
intensify prayers for people in positions of
authority so that they would be able to
rule with His fear and do what was right
at all times.
He said the numerous challenges facing
the nation would be tackled if Nigerians
moved closer to Allah and sought His
face.
NAN reports that hundreds of worshipers
defied the early morning rain to offer
prayers to Allah.
In Asaba, Alhaji Adekola, the Chief Imam,
Federal College of Education (Technical)
Central Mosque, Asaba, Delta, noted that
the Eid-el-Kabir celebration was a period
for sober reflection.
Adekola stated this in his message to the
Muslim faithful in Asaba.
He urged Muslim faithful and people of
other religions to be watchful and to
avoid being deceived by material things.
He advised youths to embrace vocational
training in order to become self-
employed.
According to him, the Holy Quran
encourages all-round education, including
vocational education as a source of
empowerment for the people.
He advised governments at all levels to
discharge their responsibilities diligently in
order to make the lives of Nigerians
comfortable.
“Government must develop the political
will to give the people the dividends of
democracy; we have the means and I
believe this government will do it.
“Fighting against corruption is Islamic, it
does not encourage injustice, so if we can
fight corruption to the barest minimum, I
think everybody in Nigeria will benefit,” he
said.
He noted that Boko Haram insurgency is
a threat to the country’s security and
development.(NAN)
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