By; BAYO AKAMO, Ibadan
The gubernatorial candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in Ogun State, Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo on Friday, congratulated Muslim Ummah on the completion of 2023 Ramadan fasting.
Ambassador Ajadi in the congratulatory message he personally signed to felicitate Muslims on the successful completion of fasting in the holy month of Ramadan.tasked Nigerians, especially Muslim faithful to remain committed to the peaceful coexistence with other religious faith in the society.
Describing the Ramadan season as a rare opportunity to commune with God, the NNPP governorship candidate said the Holy month signifies a period of purification, sacrifice and act of sincere worship.
“ It is indeed a rare opportunity for all of us to witness the beginning and the very end of the Holy Month of Ramadan. The Holy month signifies a period of purification, sacrifice and act of sincere worship to our Almighty creator,” he said
Ambassador Ajadi added, “These acts are expected to become our habitual act even beyond the Holy month. An expected end of all religious acts is in the true reflection of the positive impacts of it in our interactions with people even those from other faith. Let’s rise to make our society a habitable one”.
” Eid el-fitr festival connotes sacrifice, selflessness, love and obedience to the tenets of Islam. I therefore enjoin us to draw enduring lessons from the Ramadan and show love to one another as well as promote harmony and peaceful coexistence among our diverse people”.
While urging the people of Ogun state, his supporters and Nigerians as whole to be cautious in celebration, the Managing Director of Bullion Go-Neat Global Limited cautioned the youths against being used as agents of destruction by desperate politicians.
” My ever energetic youths, your future is brighter than you can ever imagine, don’t use yourself as collateral and obnoxious ladder for desperate politicians to ascend to power. My belief has always been that if your interest is to creditably represent your people, then you have no reason to resort to violence using the children of the people you’re seeking to serve .
” I equally want to use this golden opportunity of Eid el-fitr to call on my teeming supporters and people of Ogun state generally to be firm against any act that is capable of throwing our settlements into turmoil. This is because the cost of preventing acrimony is lesser than the cost of maintaining peace when it is distorted” .
Ambassador Ajadi stressed, ” therefore, as we just concluded 2023 general elections and we are in Court to challenge the omission of our party’s name on the ballot paper, bear in mind that we should not be involved in any act that can destabilise our nascent democracy and peaceful coexistence irrespective of religious, political party and ethnic affiliation.”
