Nwifuru urges Muslims to pray for peace, unity during Eid-el-Kabir

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ABAKALIKI, Nigeria (NPA) — Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru has called on Muslims across Nigeria to use the occasion of Eid al-Adha to pray for peace, unity, love, and social cohesion in the country.

The governor made the call in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Ebonyi State Government House, signed by Dr Monday Uzor Chief, Press Secretary to the Governor,  to commemorate the Eid-el-Kabir celebration.

Nwifuru said Nigeria’s numerous socio-political and economic challenges require both practical leadership and spiritual intervention, stressing that sacred occasions such as Eid-el-Kabir offer citizens an opportunity to seek divine guidance and solutions.

“The truth is that sacred occasions, events and seasons like this offer us not only the opportunity, but rare privilege to seek spiritual solutions to the plethora of physical challenges greeting and staring starkly at us as a nation,” the governor stated.

“And Eid-el-Kabir is such an opportunity graciously granted to us to seek Allah’s face and intervention,” he added.

The Ebonyi governor urged Muslim faithful to leverage the spiritual significance of the season in the collective interest of national unity and stability.

According to him, peace, unity, and love remain critical ingredients needed to address the country’s challenges and strengthen national coexistence.

“Peace, unity and love are the tripartite solutions to our pluralistic questions,” Nwifuru said.

“And so as we celebrate this sacred event, I urge our Muslim brothers and sisters to pray for peace across the country, unity in pursuit of a united political front, and love for one another to ensure social cohesion.”

The governor also reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to sustaining collaboration with religious organisations and leaders across different faiths to deepen interfaith dialogue and strengthen peaceful coexistence in the state.

According to him, religious institutions remain critical partners in governance, social development, and nation-building.

“As government, we will continue to partner religious organisations to deliver good governance as enshrined in the People’s Charter of Needs Agenda,” the statement added.

Nwifuru further wished Muslims in Ebonyi State and across Nigeria a peaceful and spiritually rewarding Eid-el-Kabir celebration.