By Ikechukwu Okaforadi
The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has celebrated with Muslims on the occasion of this year’s Eid-El-Kabir and urged them to imbibe the virtues of faith, obedience, sacrifice and compassion as exemplified by Prophet Ibrahim.
In a statement issued yesterday by the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Agbo Major, NNPP said the occasion calls for sober reflection and renewed faith in Allah and the fatherland.
The party urged Muslims and all Nigerians to pray for peace, love, tolerance, unity, progress and patriotism as they jointly tackle multifarious challenges facing the nation, particularly insecurity, economic stagnation and poor infrastructure, and build a new Nigeria citizens desire and deserve.
“Governments at all levels should demonstrate strong, progressive and compassionate leadership in tandem with Section 14(2)b of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999, as amended which provides that the security and welfare of the people shall be the primary purpose of government.
“Nigerians deserve a fair deal from their governments and adequate delivery of dividends of democracy to assuage the pains and hardships of the removal of fuel subsidy. The welfare of the people should be uppermost in the hearts of the nation’s leaders in the quest for a better and greater Nigeria”, the party said.
