Eid-el-fitr: Etsu Nupe urges Nigerians to live in peace
By Mohammed Baba Busu
Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, the Etsu Nupe and Chairman, Niger State Council of Traditional Rulers, has called on Nigerians to live in peace with one another to foster peace and national unity.
Etsu Nupe made the call while addressing his people shortly after the two Raka’at prayers at the Bida Eid praying ground on Sunday.
The Royal father said that there was the need for Nigerians to ensure peaceful co-existence in the country so as to ensure economic growth and development.
According to him, no society or country can achieve any meaningful development or greatness in an atmosphere of chaos and mistrust.
He urged Muslims to intensify prayers during the Sallah period for return of permanent peace in Nigeria.
According to him, prayer remains the most effective weapon against any form of challenges.
He said security challenges such as insurgency, banditry and kidnapping would be overcome through ceaseless and fervent prayers by both Muslim and Christian faithful.
The Royal father urged Muslims to always follow the path of dialogue in resolving differences rather than advocating for violence.
Alhaji Abubakar who congratulated Muslim faithful on the successful completion of the Ramadan fast, added that only tolerance and patriotism would help the country sail through the present situation in the country
Alhaji Abubakar used the occasion to call on ‘well-to-do’ Muslims in the society to continue to support the less-privilege to alleviate their sufferings.
Etsu Nupe appealed to wealthy individuals in the country to assist the less privileged to enable all and sundry to celebrate Eid-fitr with ease.
He said: “God has endowed wealth on people not for themselves and their immediate family, but for the benefit of entire society.
“The present socio-economic predicament that we are now facing requires such assistance from well to do individuals in the country”.
The traditional ruler also urged Muslims to have the fear of God in all their activities, adding that we all have to give account of our deeds one day to our creator
Etsu Nupe urged Muslims to continue to pray to God, for our leaders to overcome the current challenges bedeviling the nation.
He also charged the people of his domain to send their children to school to acquire both western and Islamic knowledge.
The Chief Imam of Nupe, Sheikh Adamu Liman-Yakatun in his sermon advised Muslim faithful to imbibe the lessons of Ramadan .
He called on those who prayed and fasted for the 30 days to internalise and practicalise the social and moral objectives of the holy month of Ramadan.
