Pastor Yohanna Buru, the General Overseer of Christ Evangelical and Life Intervention Ministry, led the group of church leaders in this significant event.
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The Commissioner of Police in Ebonyi, Augustina Ogbodo has urged Muslim faithful to use the period of Eid-el-Maulud celebration to pray for sustainable peace and security in the nation.
Former Vice President of Nigeria and Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar has urged Muslims to emulate the examples of the noble Prophet Muhammad (SAW) through upholding teachings of honesty, forbearance, tolerance and commitment to peace.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Muslims in Nigeria and beyond on this year’s Eid-el-Maulud celebration, charging them to live by the teachings of Prophet Muhammad.
“It is the marking of the birthday of a most great personality that stands for love, peace and tolerance and as such should be a period for us to ask ourselves if we are living according to his dictates.
Obi made the call in a statement while felicitating with the Muslim faithful on their celebration of Eid-El-Maulud.
He urges Muslim faithful to extend love and goodness to one another and imbibe the virtues of Prophet Muhammed (SAW), which include tolerance, forgiveness, peaceful coexistence and sacrifice.
The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr. Shuaib Belgore, made this known in a statement on Thursday.
The IMN leader stated this on Sunday in a statement made available in Abuja by Abdullahi Musa, who is the Secretary, the Academic Forum of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria titled: “Eid-El Maulud, a Season of Unity,” to mark this year’s occasion.
The celebration, to mark the birthday of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, was observed as a national holiday in Nigeria.
In a statement issued by her Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Olamilekan Olusada, the Oluyole Federal Constituency representative joined millions of Muslims to celebrate this year’s Eid-el Maulud in good spirit and in the spirit of oneness.
Adekoya spoke in a statement issued in Ago Iwoye on Tuesday by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Taiwo Nodiru.
Ugwuanyi made the call on Tuesday in a goodwill message to felicitate Muslim faithful on the commemoration of this year’s Eid-el-Maulud.
The FRSC made the appeal in a statement by the Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), Mr Bisi Kazeem, in Abuja.
This is contained in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Oguwike Nwachuku, and made available to newsmen in Owerri.
Gbajabiamila also called on Nigerian Muslims to continue to pray for the country and her leaders, especially as they celebrate the birth of Prophet Muhammad (SAW).
In a statement signed by the Senior Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, on Monday, Buhari said the term rising insecurity should be replaced with the “reality of declining insecurity.”
He described the season as an opportunity for Muslims across the country to imbibe the teachings of the holy Qur’an as exemplified by Prophet Muhammad (SAW).
According to Buru, preaching peace, reconciliation, forgiveness and promoting religious tolerance had taken him to many places around the world.
The Corps Public Education Officer, Assistant Corps Marshal Bisi Kazeem, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja.