A Chieftain of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo state, Honourable Oloye Suraj Abiodun Tiamy had on the occasion of the Eid-ul-Adha celebrations advised Nigerians to follow all the lessons in the season, saying all Muslims need to make individual sacrifices in spreading Love, Tolerance and Peace among other religious adherents.
In a statement issued and made available to the newsmen shortly after Eid prayer in Ibadan by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr Sanusi Abdullahi Oyelekan, Honourable 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 laws.”
Honourable Tiamy urged Muslim Faithfuls and all Nigerians by extension 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-ul-Adha 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 especially from Oyo State for performing 1444A.H Hajj rites in fulfilment of a key injunction of their faith, urging them to fervently pray for Oyo and the Nation at large as well as its Managers, saying: “We must put Nigeria first in all our endeavours.”
Honourable Tiamy said, he wanted Nigerian Government at all levels to be concerned about the people saying, Nigeria must break away from the primitive way of engagements and join the global trend of technological advancement.
