Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has appealed to Nigerians to eschew bitterness and hatred by allowing peace to reign in the country.
In his goodwill message to Nigerian Muslims who joined the Muslim world to celebrate Eid-el-Kabir today, Dr. Uduaghan said that peaceful co-existence and understanding among citizens are essential to tackle the prevailing security challenges in the country.
According to him, the Eid-el-Kabir celebration is a period of sacrifice and reflection, stressing that Muslims should emulate the virtues of total obedience and selfless service as demonstrated by Prophet lbrahim.
He enjoined the Muslim community “to be steadfast in promoting the virtues of lslam, which are peace, love and harmony in all their undertakings.
“I sincerely urge Nigerians to unite and always pray for peaceful co-existence and understanding and for them to eschew bitterness and hatred on the basis of faith, ethnicity or political leanings.”
Dr. Uduaghan said that his administration would continue to consolidate on its economic development model of Delta Beyond Oil for all round development of the state and for the benefit of all inhabitants of the state.
He promised to bequeath a peaceful, social and economically developed Delta State which the succeeding generations would be proud of. [myad]
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