The immediate past Minister of Niger Delta Affairs and senator- elect for Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has urged the Muslim faithful to imbibe the lessons of forgiveness, giving to the poor and peaceful coexistence learnt during the Ramadan fast.
He also called on them to continue to pray for the unity, peace and progress of the nation.
Akpabio’s Ramadan message was contained in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Jackson Udom, and made available to newsmen in Uyo on Friday.
According to him, “Let me use this opportunity to congratulate all the Muslim Ummah on the successful completion of this year’s Ramadan. I pray that may all the requests placed before almighty Allah by our Muslim brothers and sisters during this period of fasting and supplications be answered by almighty Allah.
“I pray that the peace of God that passes human understanding be bestowed upon our country, as a result of our sacrifices during the Ramadan.
“Let us also remember those in need as we celebrate and pray for the stability of our dear nation,”
Editor’s Note
In our post on February 19, 2023, in a story ‘Woman burns self to death over failure to offset N70,000 loan’, we reported that a middle-aged woman, simply known as Mama Dada, set herself ablaze over her inability to pay back a loan of N70,000 she reportedly took from a microfinance bank, LAPO. We have since discovered that the microfinance bank referred to in the story was not LAPO Microfinance Bank Limited. We apologise to the LAPO Group for the error in the identification of the name of the said microfinance bank where the deceased took the loan. The mix-up in the name of the MFB is not deliberate.
