Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and other great Nigerians have advised Nigerians to shun divisive tendencies and build a stronger nation.
Speaking after observing the Eid-el-Kabir prayers at the Dodan Barracks ground in Ikoyi, Lagos, Tinubu said: “Differentiation or stagmatisation is not going to help the country.
“What today teaches is all about sacrifices that we all must make to really have our prayers answered.
“No one was able to dictate to whom he would be born to, how he would be born and where he would be born. We are proud Nigerians and that is what should be paramount.
“Let us be proud of our country, dedicate ourselves to the growth and prosperity of our country.
“Yes, if we say things are hard, it means we will work harder to make it better, not to destroy what our founding fathers have done and put together in the spirit of one nation and one destiny.”
He advised Nigerians not to forget the part of the first stanza of the old nation’s national anthem which states: “Though tribes and tongues may differ, in brotherhood we must stand”.
Lagos State Deputy Governor Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly Mudasiru Obasa, and minister-designate Babatunde Fashola also spoke after the prayers.
Fashola described the season as the time to come together as a people and make sacrifices for the development of the country.
He said: “This is the time to come together in the spirit of the season.
“This is the time to sacrifice, to get behind our leaders and to come together among ourselves to build our country and make it what we expect it to be.”
Lagos State Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat echoing the Chief Imam of Lagos State, Sheikh Sulaiman Abou Nolla, called for an end to the security challenges facing the country.
So, the fundamental thing is peaceful co-existence among all of us whether Yoruba, Hausa, Igbo or whatever.
Credit: thenationonlineng.net
