Kwara Governor, Emir felicitate with Muslims

Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State has felicitated with the Muslim community on Eid-ul-Adha (feast of sacrifice) celebration, calling on the faithful to spend the holiday reflecting on the lessons of the season.

In a Sallah message signed by his spokesman, Rafiu Ajakaye, the governor said that: “The message of this season is that of sacrifice, selflessness, and total submission to the will of God as exemplified by not just Prophet Ibrahim, the father of all Abrahamaic faiths, but also Prophet Muhammad. As faithful, it is not enough to offer animals in sacrifice. We are in fact required to translate these qualities to our day-to-day living.

“We, therefore, call on all Kwarans to stay the course with us as we get down to the task of fixing our state. This definitely requires all of us to make the sacrifice. It might also require us to adopt a new paradigm and forgo momentary gains for the larger interest of our state, especially the generations yet unborn.”

The governor, who prayed to God to grant everyone a blessed Eid, urged celebrants to think safety and modesty at all time, calling on all road users to respect the speed limit and traffic signs to avoid an accident.

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Also, The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman Kwara State Traditional Council, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has advised the people of the state to celebrate the Eid-el-Kabir Sallah festival in a modest way without violating law and order.

The Emir in a statement issued on Saturday by the National Secretary of Shehu Alimi Foundation for Peace and Development, Mallam Abdulazeez Arowona, enjoined Muslim faithful to converge at the Ilorin Central Eid Praying Ground for the two rakats prayers scheduled to commence at 8 o’clock in the morning.

The prayer is to be led by the Chief Imam of Ilorin, Dr. Muhammad Bashir Soliu.

He further appealed to residents to be peaceful in their conducts and shun all acts capable of causing rancour and disorderliness before, during and after the festival.