Eid-el-Fitri – Celebrate With Moderation And Pray For Nigeria..Omooba Dotun Babayemi

As muslims all over the country joins their counterparts across the globe to celebrate this year’s Eid el Fitri festival signifying the end of Ramadan,a Peoples Democratic Party stalwart in Osun State, Omooba Dotun Babayemi has called on the Ummah to use the period to engage in moderate feasting and seek the face of Allah in prayers on the desire to find a lasting solution to the security challenges facing the country.

In his special Eid message made available to newsmen, Omooba Babayemi noted that it is absolutely necessary for every Islamic faithful who successfully participated in the holy month to replicate and demonstrate in their daily lives the lessons and virtues of sacrifice, forgiveness, piety, self denial and genuine love towards one another, which they learnt during the month long period of Ramadan.

According to him, this is a period to reflect the outpouring of generosity towards one another, especially the less privileged and as they give thanks to Allah for the successful fasting period, they should practice the lessons of the month and abstain from deeds that violate divine injunctions.

While noting that an average person living in any part of the world deserves to appreciate God for the grace to be alive in spite of the numerous problems confronting the human race at this difficult time especially the ravaging COVID 19 pandemic,
the Gbongan prince urged Muslims and non Muslims alike in Osun West Senatorial District in particular,Osun State in general and Nigeria as a whole,to use the opportunity, cashing on the spirituality of this festive period, to offer special prayers for the nation and its leaders against the backdrop of the current security and economic situation.

According to him, fight against corruption, bad governance, nepotism, mediocrity, ethnic cum religious terrorism and insurgency is a collective struggle for which all and sundry have great roles to play.

He enjoined Nigerians, irrespective of tribe or religion to take advantage of the spiritual rebirth offered by Ramadan to promote love, peace, unity and progress.