The Speaker of Ogun State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Daisi Elemide has felicitated with the Muslim community in the State on this year’s Eid el-Kabir celebration.
In a press statement issued on Saturday, the Speaker, while congratulating adherents in the state, urged Ogun residents and Nigerians in general, to sincerely love one another and pursue lasting peace and unity.
Rt Hon Elemide charged the Muslim faithful to use the celebration for sober reflection and seek the intervention of God in making Nigeria great again.
According to him; ” I want to urge Muslim faithful to use the celebration of the Eid el Kabir to build a relationship of friendship and harmony with fellow citizens of other faith. Let us collectively emulate the virtues of Prophet Ibrahim who showed total obedience to the dictates of Allah without any hesitation.
The Speaker who noted that Islam is a religion of peace that upholds the values of tolerance and mutual coexistence without a place for hatred and violence, said that; “Let us be united in all that we do now and always, let us show love and be generous because prophet Ibrahim has shown good example by giving givung his best to Allah. We need love, peace and justice in our State now more than ever before”.
“I wish to, on behalf of my family and Constituents, congratulate our Muslim faithful on the occasion of the celebration of this year’s Eid-el-kabir in Ogun State, our nation and the entire world. It is my prayer that the celebration will usher good things into our State.
