Eid-el-Fitr: Buhari hails Nigerians over ‘peaceful’ polls, mocks doomsayers
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday
praised Nigerians over the “conduct of peaceful elections” this year.
He said this was in spite of what he
called “doomsday predictions of social disharmony” that there might be no
elections at all.
His position was contained in a
message to mark today’s Eid-el-Fitr celebrations.
A statement by his Senior Special
Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu, quoted the President as
saying,
“Before the 2019 General Elections,
prophets of doom didn’t give the country a chance to conduct peaceful
elections. Despite these fears, the country overcame its political challenges.
“For abandoning their business in
order to vote, the voters had demonstrated great patriotism in coming out to exercise
their civic duty.
“ Let me use this opportunity
once again to reassure all Nigerians that your sacrifices in voting for me
won’t be in vain. I will ensure the ordinary voters feel the positive impact of
government.”
On the lessons of the just concluded
Ramadan fast, the President noted, “The Ramadan period is meant to reinforce us
spiritually; therefore, we should use religion as an inspiration to do good at
all times.
“The virtues of the Ramadan should
be sustained beyond the celebration.
Going back to bad ways after the
Ramadan might defeat the essence of the message and lessons the fasting period
was supposed to inculcate in the hearts and minds of the Muslim faithful.”
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