Akpan Umoh, Uyo
Alhaji Mohammed Adamu has called on all Nigerians to ensure peace and reconcile with each other after the general elections to move the nation forward.
Adamu, who is the immediate past Chief Imam of Uyo Central Mosque, said this after the Eid-el-Fitr prayers on Friday to mark the end of 2023 Ramadan.
He urged all Muslim faithful and indeed other religious members to continue to pray for Nigeria and our leaders particularly President Muhammadu Buhari and President-Elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu for a smooth transition on May 29.
The spiritual leader noted that only in the atmosphere of peace and reconciliation will Nigeria attend great heights and development.
“Is a message of peace and reconciliation after the general elections, we want Nigerians to reconcile themselves and face the future
“And let us support the present government administration to hand over peacefully and successfully to the incoming administration.
“We have used the month of Ramadan to pray generally for the well-being of this country and for the success of the incoming administration.
“We pray for successful transition even in the state and all over the states of the federation. That’s the Ramadan message.
“We call on the people to continue worshipping God and to always sacrifice their time and thinking on how to ensure peace in the society.
“Ramadan is the month of fasting and we’ve fasted for 29 days; Muslims were resilient in prayers, as we passed the last 10 days mostly in the Mosque praying and seeking favour from Allah.
“We pray for our country which is passing through the transition period. We pray that Allah should bring peace to our country,” Adamu said.
Adamu urged all Muslim Ummah living in Akwa Ibom and other states to coexist with one another irrespective of religious or ethnic differences.
He added that the teaching of Islam has admonished the faithful to live in peace and love with one another.
According to him, Akwa Ibom though predominantly Christian have been very peaceful with the Muslim community.
“Islam says we should live in peace with one another and love one another. So, we call on all faithful to live in peace with their neighbours, especially in Akwa Ibom where the host community is predominantly Christian.
“The community has been so peaceful to us Muslims and we appreciate that. We call on all our Ummah to continue living in peace as Akwa Ibom has been a very peaceful place and good environment for our people to do their business,” he said.
The cleric said that as religious leaders, they will continue to pray for the Government and people of the state so that the peace be sustained.