April 9, (THEWILL) – The Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ambassador Umar Iliya Damagum, has felicitated Muslims on the occasion of the Eid-el-Fitr celebration.
Damagun, in his congratulatory statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant, Hon. Yusuf Dingyadi, and made available to newsmen on Tuesday, in Sokoto, enjoined Muslims to reflect on the Ramadan fasting lessons on virtues, sympathy and brotherhood in their lives as well as continue praying for national growth and stability.
He advised them to discourage all forms of criminal activities and other social vices in society.
Damagun also appealed to parents and guardians to continue to discharge their God-given responsibilities to their children and wards.
According to him, Ramadan is a holy month, which is a period that teaches pity for the less privileged, and devotion to Almighty God for guidance, forgiveness and blessings. It is practised for thirty days through fasting and prayers.
The party boss urged Nigerians to stand together as a people and nation to build trust, confidence and respect for one another through reconciliation, forgiveness and support in order to move forward.
“The teaching of Ramadan should always be with us; increase fear of God in our hearts, and pity to less privileged and weak ones amongst us in order to achieve our goals and continue to be blessed by Almighty God.
“Let’s not return to our old practices after Ramadan, but rather explore ways to sustain our worship and devotion, hoping for a great nation of political unity, cohesion and progress away from political indifferences.
“We must forgive with sincerity of hope to one another in order to move ahead with committed efforts of building respect and dignity towards having a peaceful united Nigeria,” Damagun said.
He added that the PDP congratulates the entire Muslim Ummah and prays for continued divine intervention against the suffering and ingenuity of poor leadership of those who want to return the country to the threshold of hatred, impunity and other political challenges bedevilling the nation.
He underscored the importance of standing together through support and goodwill to overcome our fear and face issues of insecurity challenges, especially banditry activities, and other insecurity matters facing the generality of our people across the country.
The party Chairman emphasised that Nigerians are in dire need of security, protection and guidance on their survival, not bad governance and insensitive administrative decisions that are still making life difficult for an ordinary Nigerian.
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