’23 Eid-el-Kabir: Relate with Christians for stability, love – Ekiti Speaker urges Muslims

Adebayo Adenrele

…says religious tolerance, strong catalyst for nation building



The Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Rt Hon. Adeoye Aribasoye, on tuesday pleaded with Muslim faithful to coexist peacefully with their Christian brothers for stability and love for the development of the Country.

The Speaker stated this in his congratulatory message to Muslim Adherents in the state, in commemoration of 2023 Eid-el-Kabir celebration.

He also identified religious tolerance as part of the strong ingredients required to build a virile and prosperous nation, adding that
religious fraternity must be embraced in order to attain the needed prosperity.

The statement reads, “I congratulate our Muslim brothers on the occasion of Eid-el-Kabir designed to celebrate the exemplary life of Prophet Ibrahim.

“According to holy teaching, the prophet had a setback in his early years, but this didn’t deter him or distract his focus and faith in Allah. He was steadfast.

“It is with the same spirit we should all see the case of Nigeria. God had promised that our nation will be full of milk and honey. We shouldn’t lose faith in this God’s covenant for us as Nigerians.

“With Nigerians imbibing religious tolerance, shun stoking of ethnic tension and refrain from fanning the ember of political violence, we are sure that Nigeria will climb that tall ladder of development and become a force to reckon with in the comity of nations globally.”