Eid El Kabir: “There is hope, pray for Mokwa people”- Niger CAN Chairman tells Nigerians
As Muslims all over the world mark this year’s Sallah, Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Niger state Chapter, Most Rev. Dr. Bulus Dauwa Yohanna has called on Nigerians to remember the people of Mokwa in their prayers.
While congratulating the state Governor and Muslim faithful, Yohanna who is also the Catholic Bishop of Kontagora Diocese said there is hope that the challenges faced in the State will soon be over.
In his Sallah message made available to Journalists on Friday, the CAN Chairman urged Nigerlites to use the period for sober reflection and ask for God’s mercies.
According to him “I want to urge us all to have hope in God and not give up on issues bedevilling the State, especially with the recent devastating flood that wrecked havoc in Mokwa Local Government Area.
“I urge everyone of us including the government to be our brothers’ keepers. Let us remember our brothers and sisters who have lost their loved ones in the flood and pray for the souls of those who have died”.
He further implore all to love their neighbours irrespective of tribe and religion, adding that “let us all be agents of peaceful coexistence, united on all fronts and reach out to those in dire need especially those in Mokwa.
While reiterating that, the Eid-el-Kabir embodies love, peace and sacrifice beyond the season, Bishop Yohanna called for tolerance, synergy and cooperation to achieve desired goals.
Furthermore, the CAN Chairman congratulated the Farmer Governor Umaru Mohammed Bago, Council of Traditional Rulers, His Royal Highness, Etsu Nupe, all Royal fathers and the entire Muslim Ummah.
