Eid-al-Adha: Emulate self sacrifice of Prophet Ibrahim, Edo Deputy Governor urges Muslims

By BASHIR ADEFAKA

Deputy Governor of Edo State Comrade Philip Shaibu has congratulated the Nigerian Muslim Ummah and the entire Muslims in the state on the auspicious occasion of the 1441 Ah Eld al-Adha celebration.

In a statement from his Senior Special Assistant on Media, Benjamin Atu, the deputy governor urged Muslims in the country to emulate the self sacrifice attitude of Prophet Ibrahim in offering his son, as an act of submission to Allah’s command.

’’As a nation and as a State, we need such sacrifice for the overall interest of our nation and total compliance to government policies and programs in order to maintained a discipline Society.

According to him, the Edo State government is committed to policies and programmes that will foster growth, unity and progress, as well as reengineered attitudinal change, saying human responsibility is the flip side of the human rights coin.

In a goodwill message to Muslims through his Senior Special Assistant on media Mr. Benjamin Atu, the Edo State Deputy Governor said,: ’various development plans of the previous administration failed, because they were conceived above the heads of the people. The Obaseki administration has been committed to only programs and projects which fully take into consideration the values, skills and wellbeing of all Edo residents including Muslims in the State.

He assured them that their pride of place in the government and in the state is secure and well protected under the Obaseki’s administration and thanked the leadership of the Muslim Community in Edo North for for their consistent support to the administration and for promoting peace, assuring them of more government support for further peaceful coexistence.

While praying to Allah to grant them more opportunities to witness many more celebrations, Comrade Philip Shaibu said: “Eld–Kabir is a season of sacrifice therefore the reason for the season will not be complete without sacrificing our time, efforts and prayers for the betterment of others.

“I call on the Muslims in the State to continue to support the incumbent administration and make committed sacrifices for the political and religious stability of the State,” Comrade Shaibu said.