Niger State Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago has urged Nigerlites to celebrate the Eid-il-Fitr season by extending love and kindness to the people around them.
The Governor stated this after observing the two unit prayers in commemoration of this year’s Eid IL Fitr at the Minna Eid prayer ground.
Represented by his Deputy Comrade Yakubu Garba, the Governor expressed gratitude to Allah for the opportunity to witness the sacred month and celebrate Eid IL Fitr and called on the residents of the state to be their brothers’ keeper by extending hands of fellowship and kindness especially to the vulnerable ones in the Society.
He also used the medium to call on Muslims not to allow the gains acquired in the month of Ramadan to go in vain but sustain its teachings by cleansing their souls as nobody knows when he or she will depart this world.
The Governor equally appealed to the people of the state to be steadfast in prayers to overcome the insecurity challenges as the Federal and State Governments remain proactive in tackling the situation.
He called on Residents to maintain peace by being law abiding citizens as a true reflection of the teachings of Islam.
The Deputy Governor Comrade Yakubu Garba led other Government officials to pay Sallah homage on Nigeria’s former Military President Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida at his uphill residence Minna
Worshippers at the prayer ground include, The former Niger State Governor Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu, the Emir of Minna, Umar Faruk Bahago, Head of Service Abubakar Sadiq Idris, Commissioners, Deputy Chief of Staff Sadiq Yusuf, Special Adviser on political matters Nma Kolo, Mohammed Babangida among other personalities.