As Muslims in Bauchi state join their counterparts across the world to celebrate this year’s Eid-el-Kabir, the State Governor, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed has called on Muslims to imbibe the spirit of sacrifice as a sign of obedience to Allah through observance of Eid prayers, animal sacrifice, charity and festival meals.
This was contained in a Sallah Goodwill message, signed by the Senior Special Assistant on Media, Mukhtar Gidado and issued to newsmen in Bauchi.
The Governor stated that Muslims should use the occasion of Eid-el-Kabir for self assessment in the last one year in order to take corrective measures where necessary so as to be among the believers who will enjoy the mercies of Allah in the thereafter.
“The religion of Islam propagates got submission to the will of Allah and peaceful coexistence with our fellow human beings. “As we are aware, the Holy Qur’an has commanded every Muslim to spend something (in charity), out of the treasures which Allah has bestowed on him. Also, one of the early teachings of Prophet Muhammad is that God expects Muslims to be generous with one another, irrespective of our religious, ethnic and political differences.
We should use the Eid-el-Kabir occasion to strengthen the existing interpersonal relationship and create new ones. “We should imbibe the spirit of forgiveness, humility and respect for one another”
“My fellow citizens, leadership is about sacrifice, let me assure you of this administration’s commitment to continue to serve you and together, we forget ahead in our quest to develop our dear state. “As you can see, we are making our modest efforts in infrastructural development, education, health, youth empowerment and agriculture, which I believe is critical to the development of our dear state. We will continue to pursue developmental projects which have direct bearing on the lives of our people, to the doorsteps of all the communities in the state.”
“We are not unmindful of the present hardship being experienced by the people as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic being faced globally”, he added.
Governor Bala said by opening the protocols of the COVID-19 as demanded by experts in various fields, “we will come out victorious. “After all, Eid-el-Adha is all about sacrifice, adherence to the practice and principles of patience and perseverance. “I urge you all to continue to pray for peace, progress and development of our dear state and the country in general”, the Governor said.
Governor Mohammed appealed to all motorists to observe traffic regulations in order to reduce accidents on the highways throughout the period of Eid-el-Kabir celebration and beyond even as he appealed to parents to control their children and wards in order to reduce incidents of missing children during festivities.
