MONDAY March 31, 2025 |
By thenewsdesk.ng
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, and other prominent persons, yesterday, urged Muslims to eschew peace, unity and tolerance as they celebrate Eid-el-Fitri.
Uphold Ramadan virtues, President Tinubu urges Muslims
In his Eid message, President Tinubu called on Muslims and all Nigerians not to abandon the virtues of compassion and community service as the fasting period concludes.
Speaking yesterday at the Eid Prayer Ground in Abuja, Tinubu said: “We said prayers for our country, for all our people; we should continue the good deeds as taught by the holy month of Ramadan—care for the vulnerable, the orphans, and the less privileged.
“Everything that we have observed, we should not revert to the path that is not acceptable with the teachings of this month. That’s what I pray for.”
Underscoring the need for collective responsibility in fostering peace and national progress, Tinubu called on citizens to uphold the values of tolerance, empathy, and selflessness.
Prioritise wellbeing of Nigerians, Atiku tells leaders
In his Eid message, former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, admonished leaders at all levels to put the wellbeing of Nigerians as a priority.
He said: “While the Ramadan season encouraged charity to the less privileged, it becomes imperative on leaders to make sure that after Ramadan, governments initiate interventions that will ensure the wellbeing and welfare of the people is sustained.
“It is important to call the attention of those in positions of authority to the practices of the Noble Prophet Muhammad (SAW) that teach about the obligations of leadership to the people.”
Let the love of Ramadan lives in our hearts —Obi
On his part, Peter Obi, enjoined Muslims to allow the love and spirit of Ramadan to guide their ways.
A statement yesterday signed by Ibrahim Umar on behalf of the Peter Obi Media Reach, POMR, quoted Obi as saying, “I sincerely join the Muslim faithful in Nigeria to celebrate the Eid-el-Fitr 2025, which marks the end of the Holy Month of Ramadan. It is our earnest prayer that Almighty Allah will accept our prayers, fasting, and supplications now and always.
“We pray that the blessings and lessons of Ramadan will forever remain and abide with us – that love will live in our hearts, that peace and unity will flourish in our nation, that security of lives and property will again be celebrated within our borders, and that our nation will experience growth and development.
PDP charges Nigerians to stand for justice, rule of law
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in its congratulatory message to Muslim Ummah, urged Nigerians to allow the divine lessons and virtues imbibed during the period to guide their daily dealings with one another.
In a statement, National Publicity Secretary of the party, Debo Ologunagba, said: “Our party urges Nigerians, especially those in leadership positions at all levels to re-dedicate themselves to the path of selfless service guided by love, truth, fairness, honesty and impartiality in all their activities and put away acts of corruption, arrogance, manipulation and insensitivity to the plight of the people.
