As Nigerian Muslims join their counterparts from across the world in commencing the fasting in the Holy month of Ramadan, President Muhammadu Buhari has advised Muslims to use the period as a great opportunity to seek forgiveness and get closer to Allah through worship and good deeds during this period.Also, President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki has urged Muslim faithful to use the period of this year’s Ramadan to pray for peace, security and God’s intervention in tackling the myriad socio-economic challenges confronting the n
On his part, House of Representatives Speaker, Yakubu Dogara, has appealed to Muslim faithfuls to use the f Ramadan to offer special intercessory prayers for peace and stability of the country and leaders at all levels.
In his message to mark the beginning of the 29 or 30 days fasting period, the president, speaking through his Special Media Assistant, Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, last night, said the month of Ramadan is a time of spiritual reawakening which demands not only abstention from food and drinks, but also all wrongdoing in their lives.
The president explained that he is always disturbed why people seek to make brisk profits by hiking food prices as soon as the month of Ramadan starts.
He assured that the government was working towards bringing relief to their lives through palliative measures and faithful implementation of the 2016 national budget.
In a statement to mark the commencement of this year’s Ramadan fasting season signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, Saraki thanked God for the grace to participate in another holy obligation as enjoined by the Holy Quran.
He said: “We have entered into another season of rededication to the worship of God and service to humanity. This is a major commandment to mankind and a season of sacrifice and forgiveness. I enjoin all Muslim faithful to rededicate themselves to the true ideals of Islam as a religion of peace.”
Dogara, in a statement issued by his spokesman, Turaki Hassan in Abuja on Sunday, said that the country is in dire need of special prayers in view of the present state of the economy and the security situation in the nation.
He said history has shown that no challenge is difficult for humanity to overcome once the people resolve to work together towards implementing solutions, and pray for God’s guidance and direction.
According to him, many societies and nations have passed through even more difficulties than ours, but they were able to surmount them. “Ours is no exception, and we too shall overcome,” he admonished
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