The main opposition party in Nigeria, the People’s Democratic Party, (PDP), is urging Nigerians, particularly the Muslim Community to use the occasion of this year’s Eid-el-Kabir, to pray for Nigeria.
The party urged the Muslim faithful to strengthen their trust in the Almighty Allah and keep hope alive despite the prevailing economic, social and security challenges confronting the nation.
National Publicity Secretary of the party (PDP), Debo Ologunagba in a statement said “Our Party however urges Nigerians not to allow the sufferings they face at this time to make them lose sight of the lessons and blessings of Eid-el-Kabir; the call for obedience, trust, selflessness and submission to the Will and Command of the Almighty Allah in all our dealings”.
Ologunagba said the occasion of the Eid-el-Kabir presents Nigerians with the opportunity to reawaken the virtues of selflessness, love and care for one another especially the less privileged, the weak, the broken-hearted including victims of the acts of terrorism in the country.
“The party urges those behind the killings and terrorism to have a rethink and end their dastardly acts as well as release all those in their captivity”. Ologunagba said.
Ologunagba said the PDP however, charges the All Progressives Congress, (APC), led government to seek help to tackle terrorism, address the economic, social and health situations, revamp the productive sector, attend to the crisis in the education sector so that students in public universities can return to their studies.
The PDP felicitates with Nigerians and wishes them a happy Eid-el-Kabir celebration.
Olusola Akintonde
