MINORITY CAUCUS HOUSE OF REPS FELICITATES WITH MUSLIMS
OGHENETEJIRI NYERHOVWO
The Minority caucus of the House of Representatives has called on Nigerians to imbibe the spirit of love, forgiveness, and sacrifice in order to move the nation to greater heights
This call was made in an Eid-el-Fitr goodwill message digned by the Hon. Ndudi Elumelu, Minority Leader, House of Representatives on Monday, August 12, 2019 made available to the National Reformer in Abuja.
The lawmakers, who also called for the release of Com. Omoyele Sowore, political activist and journalist, noted that although the challenges facing the nation were overwhelming, they could be surmounted if the government rallied all Nigerians to work together as one people.
According to the Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives, “as we felicitate with the Muslim faithfuls at Eid-el-Kabir, we also call on our Muslim brothers and sisters to use the occasion of this very important festival to pray for the peace and wellbeing of our nation. There is the need to reflect on and imbibe the exemplary legacies of Prophet Mohammed, especially his life of love, forgiveness, and sacrifice.”
They added, “in the same vein, we urge President Mohammadu Buhari to direct the release of the activist, Mr. Omoyele Sowere, in the spirit of Eid-el-Kabir and in deference to democracy. Nigeria is currently besieged by enormous economic and security challenges and we expect the Federal Government to direct its attention, energies, and state resources at surmounting them.”
The Lawmakers further spoke further, “we also expect the government to rally Nigerians across political, religious, and ethnic divides to work as one people to salvage the nation.”
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