One of the Chieftains of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo state, Honourable Oloye Surajudeen Abiodun Tiamy has rejoiced with Muslims in Lagelu/Akinyele Federal Constituency and by extension all Nigerian Muslims on the occasion of Eid-el-Kabir celebrations, urging Muslims to make individual sacrifices in spreading Love, Tolerance and Peace.
In a statement issued and made available to the newsmen in Ibadan by his Special Assistant on Media, Mr Sanusi Abdullahi Oyelekan, Hon Tiamy said: “Nigeria will make quicker progress towards the fulfilment of its great potentials as a nation if its citizens foster peace, security and stability which are essential for development by showing greater respect for national safety and public order laws.”
Hon Tiamy urged Muslim faithfuls to imbibe the lessons of commitment, dedication and obedience to higher authority inherent in Prophet Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son “in fulfillment of the covenant made to God which Eid-el-Kabir commemorates”.
He reminded Muslims to always be guided by the attributes and lessons from the life and times of Holy Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) which symbolizes piety, peace, love, tolerance and humanitarian.
Honourable Tiamy also congratulated all Nigerian pilgrims for performing 1443A.H Hajj rites in fulfilment of a key injunction of their faith, urging them to fervently pray for the nation ahead of next year's general election, saying: “We must put Nigeria first in all our endeavours.”
In the meantime, Hon Tiamy counselled politicians to eschew campaign of calumny, mudslinging or character assassination of opponents.
In his message, “What should be paramount to all aspirants is how to sell their programmes and convince the electorate about them and not mudslinging,” Tiamy said, adding: “I think we have passed this level of campaigning based on mundane issues."
He said: “We should be concerned about our people. We must break away from the past and join the global trend of technological advancement.”
