An Islamic scholar and chief Imam of Eid praying ground in Kuje, the Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory, Sheikh Ishaq Saidu has said that God is angry with Nigeria for the numerous opportunities which the leaders missed to develop the country in the past.
The chief Imam, in his sermon shortly after the two-rakah prayer to mark the Eid-el-Fitr today, Sunday in Kuje, said: “we have all wronged God and fellow human beings. We really need to repent for Allah to have mercy on us.”
Sheikh Ishaq stressed that the country is facing the sins of the past leaders who messed up the socio-economic fortunes and embarked on massive corruption.
He said that it is unfortunate that Nigeria has been turned into a beggar nation from the point in the past when it used to even give some other nations loans for the sustenance of their economies.
“We abandoned God and pursuing things that would not be of benefit to us. We turned out back on agriculture that used to be the main-stay of the economy and pursuing easy wealth with our leaders neck-deep in corruption.
The chief Imam referred to the Quránic words, saying that whoever so much the world that he would not want to die is in trouble, saying that this is the period that Nigerians should have a sober reflection in other to mend their ways towards God.
Sheikh Ishaq seized the opportunity to pray for the quick recovery of President Muhammadu Buhari who is on medical vacation in the United Kingdom since May 7.
He prayed that God should guide the President to lead the country to economic prosperity, and that God should give him good people that would genuinely help him to actualize his dream for a better Nigeria.
“Whoever would not be of help to him, no matter how close he is to him, may Allah remove him from his team.” [myad]
