Eid-el-Kabir: Lawmaker calls for patience, sacrifice as Muslims celebrate Sallah

The member representing  Atisbo/Saki-West/Saki-East Federal Constituency of Oyo State,  Hon Olajide Olatubosun has called on constituents to exercise patience and spirit of sacrifice as the Muslim Ummah celebrate Eid-el-Kabir across the country.

The lawmaker while felicitating with all Muslims, and Nigerians generally, in a statement made available to newsmen on Monday also urged them to always reflect the teachings of Prophet Muhammed (SAW) in their conducts relationship with one another and members of other faiths in the country.

Olatubosun, who reached out to his constituents in cash and kind, including rams, food and other ancilliary items for the festivity, said the Sallah celebration has again brought the opportunity for the rich to bring succour to the less privileged in the society.

This, according to him, it is imperative at this time when Nigerians are faced with the hardship brought about by the global Coronavirus pandemic compounded by the challenges of insurgency, kidnapping and banditry  in the country,

The lawmaker expressed the hope that with the current efforts being made by President Muhammadu Buhari and the marching order given to the security agents to redouble their efforts in restoring peace, normalcy would soon be restored in the country.

He appealed to all Muslim brothers and sisters to celebrate moderately bearing it in mind that Coronavirus is still very much around. He urged them to observe the non-pharmaceutical protocols as directed by the government in order to curb its spread.

According to him, “I felicitate with the Muslim Ummah in my constituency, and Nigerians in general, as we celebrate Sallah. I want to plead for patience and understanding among our people regardless of their faiths for there to be peace in our society. Sallah connotes sacrifice and I assure that our sacrifices would not be in vain

“As we celebrate Eid-el-Kabir today, we all must internalise the teachings of the Holy Prophet Muhammed (SAW) which dwell basically on love, sacrifice, patience, perseverance and understanding 

“If we follow these teachings, most of the vices threatening to tear our country apart today would be non-existent. Insurgency, banditry, kidnapping, armed robbery and other challenges facing the country are fallouts of our disobedience to the teachings of our Holy books. I call on us to return to the path of righteousness and live according to the dictates of Allah as taught by Prophet Muhammed (SAW).”

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