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Olabode Adaramola
Etsu Nupe and Chairman, Niger State Council of Traditional Rulers,Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar has called on the Muslim Ummah to fervently pray for the successful hand over of power to the incoming civilian administration.
The Royal Father made the call while addressing his subjects shortly after the two Raka’at prayers at the Bida Eid praying ground on Friday during congregational prayers .
He noted that fervent and ceaseless prayers would ensure peaceful and smooth transition of power to the incoming administration.
Alhaji Abubakar also appealed to Muslim faithful to use the period to as well pray for leaders at all levels in the country for the growth and development of the country.
According to Alhaji Abubakar, “there is the need for Muslims to pray fervently for the incoming administration for God Almighty to guide and guard them to deliver to the people the much needed dividends of democracy”.
Etsu Nupe also stressed the need for the Muslims to sustain the good lessons learnt during the holy month of Ramadan for sustainable peace and unity in the country.
He listed the virtues to include piety, patience, worship to the Almighty Allah, philanthropy and the love for one another.
The monarch also called on Nigerians to live in peace with one another to foster peace and national unity.just as the royal father stressed the need for Nigerians to ensure peaceful co-existence in the country, 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”.
Alhaji Abubakar used the occasion to call on well-to-do Muslims in the society to continue to support the less-privileged to alleviate their sufferings.
“I want to use this occasion to call on wealthy individuals to continue to support the poor so as to alleviate their sufferings in the society,’’ he said.
The traditional ruler also urged Muslims to have the fear of God in all their activities, saying, “we all have to give account of our deeds one day to our Creator”.
He urged Muslims to intensify prayers during the period for the return of permanent peace in Nigeria.
According to him, “prayers remain the most effective weapon against any form of challenges” stressing that “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.
Meanwhile in his sermon, the Chief Imam of Bida, Sheikh Adamu Liman-Yakatun, advised Muslim faithful to imbibe the lessons of Ramadan.
He called on those who prayed and fasted for the 29 days to internalise and practicalise the social and moral objectives of the holy month of Ramadan.
