President Muhammadu Buhari
has called on local leaders to advise the youths in their various domains
against acts that can harm the country in any way.
Reacting to the attacks on communities and government facilities
in parts of the country, he asked the leaders to warn the young Nigerians
against being used to incite violence.
“If we attack institutions guarding us, who will protect us in
future emergencies?” the President queried in a statement on Sunday by his
Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu.
He also condoled with all those who have lost family members due
to what he described as the ‘madness’ going on in parts of the country.
As Muslims in Nigeria join their fellow worshippers across the
world in preparation for the Eid-el-Fitr, President Buhari directed that
celebrations should be limited due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
In the statement, Shehu noted that the President would not be
travelling to his country home in Daura, Katsina State for Eid-el-Fitr – a day
that is celebrated to mark the end of Ramadan, the month of fasting.
According to him, President Buhari, his family, personal aides,
members of the cabinet, and service chiefs who choose to remain in Abuja will
congregate in full compliance with COVID-19 protocols at the forecourt of the
Presidential Villa to observe the Eid prayers.
The presidential aide added that the celebration would be held
low-key, stressing that there would be no traditional Sallah homage to the
President by religious, community, and political leaders.
“As was the case last year, the President encourages such
leaders to be content with modest celebrations at home in view of the pandemic,”
the statement said.
President Buhari thanked the Ulama – also known as Islamic
clerics – and all other religious (Muslim and Christian) leaders who have
continued to pray for the wellbeing of the nation and its people.
Source: channelstv.com
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