A member of the Federal House of Representatives representing Edu, Moro, & Patigi Federal Constituency of Kwara State, Dr. Ahmed Adamu Saba, has reminded Muslims of the significance of Eid-el-Kabir which symbolises obedience to Allah, genuine sacrifice to and faith in their creator as well as the desire for peace.
The lawmaker who doubles as Ajiyan Shonga also charged Muslims to always demonstrate these values in their daily activities.
He advised the generality of the Muslim Ummah in Kwara State and Nigeria at large to use the occasion of the festival to pray for peace, security, unity and prosperity in the country, stressing that lack of these elements threaten to disintegrate Nigeria and set her people against each other.
The statement partly read, "One cannot but note that this Sallah period has only advertised the endemic poverty, unemployment, and anger in our country as people in millions of homes cannot happily celebrate Sallah due to economic hardship, violence that has displaced them from their homestead, the resultant loss of dear ones due to untoward activities of non-state actors who have waged war against the state, family members who are being held in kidnappers den and the ones who suffer from various ailments without the ability to pay for good health care.
"The situation in the country is very dire and is threatening to drive happiness away from the land. Even then, millions of people will troop to the various praying grounds on Sallah day to give glory to Almighty Allah for preserving them and to also make more requests to the ultimate provider.
I enjoin those who are fortunate to go to the praying grounds to remember to pray for our country and our fellow citizens, who wish to join the prayers but could not make it because of one unfortunate incident or the other beyond their control," he submitted.