Yahaya Bello. |
Kogi
State Governor, Yahaya Bello has felicitated with the Muslim ummah on the
occasion of this year's Eid-el-Kabir celebrations, urging citizens to imbibe
virtues of peace, love and unity.
Bello
admonished the people to continue to promote peaceful co-existence, religious
tolerance and national unity, among other virtues that will ensure accelerated
progress and socio-economic development of the state and nation at large.
He
said Eid-el Kabir as an occasion for the Muslim Ummah to remember the
sacrifices Prophet Ibrahim made in obedience to the will of God should, thus,
inculcate in all Muslims and even non-Muslim a sense of sacrifice - a sense of
sacrifice that puts others and our nation first.
The
governor condemned the Wednesday's attack in Agbudu community of the state,
assuring that the government would do everything possible to bring the
perpetrators to book.
He
urged all the warring groups in the area to sheath their swords and give peace
a chance for the overall growth and development of the area and the state as a
whole.
Bello
also called on Nigerian Muslims to renew their commitment to the principle of
Islam so that they could maintain the high philosophical standards of
honesty, discipline, faithfulness, contentment and sacrifice to enable them
contribute meaningfully to the peace, prosperity and progress of the nation.
He
emphasized that the values of tolerance, sacrifice and love for Allah and
fellow human beings are more relevant and necessary than ever before in the
nation and the world today, stating that everyone has a stake in a peaceful and
prosperous society where they could live, earn their livelihoods, worship their
creator in different ways and realise the reason for their existence.
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