Posted on: 10:01 Wed, 06 Jul 2016

– Eid-ul-Fitr is an annual event which
marks the end of the 29 0r 30 days
Ramadan fast by Muslims all over the
world

– Senate president Bukola Saraki has
sent a message to the Muslims around
the country

– He urged all Nigerians to remain
steadfast and prayerful in the face of
daunting socio-economic challenges



President of the Senate, Dr.
Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has urged
Muslim faithful in the country to
sustain the values and virtues
which the holy month of Ramadan
taught them in their day-to-day
relationship with God and fellow
human beings.

Saraki in a statement by his Special
Adviser, Media and Publicity,
Yusuph Olaniyonu in Abuja, in
commemoration of this year’s Eid-
el-Fitri also urged all Nigerians to
remain steadfast and prayerful in
the face of daunting socio-economic
challenges.

He said that the present challenges
are surmountable “if we all realign
our character and deeds in tune
with the wishes of Allah”.

He stated that the country can only
regain its lost glory when the
citizenry uphold the virtues of good
neighborliness and eschew
intolerance of other people’s
opinion, corruption, abuse of
power, disregard for due process
and disobedience to the laws of the
land.

“I urge all Nigerians, across
religious divide, to remain
steadfast, prayerful and patriotic .

The virtues of moderation, piety,
regular supplication to Allah and
being our brother’s keeper should
subsist beyond the Ramadan.

Beyond this, every Nigerian should
seek to contribute to rebuilding the
nation with renewed vigour.

“I also urge Boko Haram insurgents
and other agents of destabilization
across the country to retrace their
steps and give peace a chance in
the spirit of the Eid-el-fitri.

“Again, Nigerians who nurse one
grudge or the other against the
state should seek for legitimate and
peaceful means of expressing their
grievances so that it will be possible
for their position to be better
understood and addressed through
constructive dialogue.

“Similarly, let us all refrain from
using violence to express our stand
on issues. Violence only destroy, it
does not build. Let us also shun
greed and other vices capable of
undermining the socio-political
growth of our dear nation,” he
said.

Eid el-Fitr, is an important
religious holiday celebrated by
Muslims worldwide that marks the
end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy
month of fasting.