Eid-el Maulud: Senator Okorocha preaches love and togetherness

Eid-el Maulud: Senator Okorocha preaches love and togetherness

- Senator Rochas Okorocha has congratulated Muslims on the occasion of the 2019 Eid-el-Maulud

- The former Imo state governor advised Muslims to use the period to pray for Nigeria

- Okorocha further called on Islamic clerics to be at the fore front of the war against religious extremism

The former governor of Imo state and chairman Senate committee on culture and tourism, Senator Rochas Okorocha has congratulated Muslims across the country on the occasion of this year’s Eid Maulud celebrations.

Okorocha through a statement released by his media aide, Mr Ahmed Mustapha on Monday, November 11, urged Muslims to draw lessons and edifying virtues from the life of Prophet Muhammad by being ambassadors of peace and progress.

He also urged Muslim faithfuls to use this period to pray for Nigeria whilst fostering the ethos of peace and togetherness.

He said the current situation in the country and in the world at large has made it imperative for Muslims and adherents of other religions to live in love, peace and harmony with one another so that they can collectively confront and arrest the menace of violence and banditry.

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He further called on Islamic clerics to be at the forefront of the war against religious extremism saying they have a responsibility to use their exalted positions to preach peace, love and oneness.

“There are key lessons to be learnt from the life and teachings of the prophet Muhammad, he was a symbol of peace and unity and as we celebrate him we must display the same qualities at he lived for and taught throughout his life,” Okorocha said.

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Similarly, Delta state governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, called for unity among Nigerians, irrespective of political, religious and ethnic backgrounds, to enable the country to surmount its challenges.

Okowa, who made the call in a statement by his chief press secretary, Mr Olisa Ifeajika, on Sunday, November 10 urged Muslims to pray particularly for peaceful and united Nigeria.

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