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| Alh. Atiku Abubakar. |
Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has advised
Muslims across the country to take the center stage in promoting and spreading
love among fellow Nigerians in order to consolidate our unity.
Atiku, who made the call
in his Sallah message to Muslims to mark the Eid-el-Kabir Sallah celebration,
said religion should be used as a means to advance the cause of love amongst
the people.
He explained that diversity is not the
cause of Nigeria's problems, but blamed the attitude of Nigerians towards one
another instead.
According to him,
"the common interests that unite Nigerians are by far stronger than those
petty factors that divide us,” adding that diversity can be used to advantage.
Atiku said intolerance,
extremism and bigotry, if unchecked, could threaten peace and unity in any
country.
He noted that peace and
unity are the greatest assets that should not be taken for granted by
Nigerians.
According to him, interfaith
dialogue would not go far enough if bigotry is allowed to defeat human reason
and wisdom.
The former Vice President
explained that all religions preach love of mankind, and urged Muslims to
promote the beauty of their faith through positive personal conducts.
Atiku noted that societies
founded on hate and bigotry are always exposed to conflicts, and said these
negative emotions can only be defeated by the power of love.
While wishing Muslims
successful Sallah celebration, the Waziri Adamawa advised Muslims to remain
vigilant against the influence of violent extremism which has been used by misguided
elements to portray Islam in bad light.
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