A former military head of state, General Abdulsalami Abubakar(rtd.) has urged Nigerians, especially the Muslim faithful to imbibe the tenets of Islam by assisting one another irrespective of ethnic, sectional and religious affiliation to ameliorate the hardship.
The former head of state gave this advice in an interview with Journalists after prayers to mark the end of Ramadan fast at the Eid prayer ground, on Wednesday in Minna, the Niger state capital.
General Abdulsalami expressed optimism that Nigeria would bounce back and command its respect in the comity of nations and implored Nigerians to remain steadfast.
He emphasized that the country had experienced relative peace within the just concluded period of the Ramadan fast while calling on such spirit to be sustained to ensure that enduring peace reigns in Nigeria.
In a separate remark, the Niger State Head of Service, Engineer Salisu Abubakar, who led a government delegation to the prayer session called on Muslims to imbibe the teachings and lessons of the month by upholding the lessons learnt.
He urged Nigerlites to be prayerful on the challenges confronting the state, Nigeria and the world over for God’s intervention to overcome such challenges.
Similarly, a former Niger State Governor, Dr Mua’zu Babangida Aliyu, cautioned Muslims against engaging in negative vices such as armed robbery, cattle rustling and kidnapping saying that such acts violate the true teachings of Islam.
In his sermon after the Eid-El-Fitr prayer, the Chief Imam of Minna Central Mosque, Malam Ibrahim Isa Fari, reminded wealthy Muslims of the need to support the poor to ameliorate their hardship.
