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Eid-il-Fitr: Adeleke, CoS urge Muslim faithful to promote love, sacrifice
By Sunday Oguntuyi, Osogbo
Osun State Governor, Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke has urged Muslim faithful in the state not to jettison the virtue of love and sacrifice the holy month of Ramadan teaches.
The governor in a statement issued and signed by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, felicitated with Muslims on the celebration of the 2023 Eid-ul-fitr, just as he charged them to continue to live with love, sacrifice and piety as they did throughout the holy month of Ramadan.
“I rejoice with fellow Muslims across Osun State on the occasion of this year’s Eid-ul-Fitr celebration. While we throng the Eid ground for prayers and mark the end of the month of Ramadan, you should not forget the lessons the month teaches us.
“The act of love, sacrifice, and sharing with our brothers and sisters must not end with the month. You should extend those virtues beyond the holy month.
“I also urge you to, in line with the teachings of the Qur’an and holy prophet Muhammad, live with tolerance with our neighbours both Muslims and non Muslims.
“As you head to prayer ground, pray for peace in Osun, pray for its development and cooperate with the present administration in the state to deliver developmental projects for the benefit of the teeming populace”, the Governor said.
Osun CoS Rejoices with Muslim Ummah, harps on love, tolerance
Meanwhile, the Chief of Staff to the governor, Alhaji Kazeem Akinleye urged Muslim faithful in the state not to jettison lesson taught during ramadan by loving one another as it was examplified by Prophet Muhammed (SWT).
This is just as he rejoiced with the Islamic faithful on the successful completion of the 30 days fasting and prayers.
Akinleye in a statement issued and personally signed, copies of which were made available to newsmen in Osogbo on Friday, enjoined the followers of Prophet Muhammad (SWT) to exhibit the act of tolerance and arms giving as part of what Ramadan stands for.
He averred that ramadan, as part of pillars of Islam, preaches act of love, sacrifice, and sharing our brotherhoods which according to him should not end with the month but rather extend beyond the holy month.
He said, Muslim Ummah should use the occasion of the Eid celebration to pray for the success of the current administration to excel in all the developmental programmes laid down for the people of the state.
“I urged us all to use the occasion of the eid-el-fitr celebration to pray for the administration of governor Ademola Adeleke to triumph above all his advisories who want to put brick wall on his way of fullfilling his mandate for Osun people, our government is government of the people and we are for the People, let’s pray for the better days of our dear state, as we will all enjoy the dividends,” he said.
“I congratulate you all, my people in Islam for witnessing the begging and the end of this year Ramadan 1444AH, I pray this will not be our last one to celebrate”