By Awayi Kuje
Akun (Nasarawa) – Prince Peter Angbazo, District Head of Wakama in Nasarawa, has urged Muslims to preach peace and pray for improved economy during the Eid-El-Kabir celebration.
Angbazo said on Saturday that peace would remain priceless and a major determinant of the progress of any society.
The monarch spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in his palace in Wakama, Akun Development Area of the state.
According to him, prayer is also a key to success; hence, there is the need for Muslims and other Nigerians to take advantage of the festival to pray for divine intervention in Nigeria.
He called on Muslim faithful to use the opportunity of the celebration to strengthen their relationship with God and their fellowmen for unity, love and peaceful co-existence.
“Our role is to preach and to ensure that peace and unity of the state and Nigeria at large are sustained.
“This is because no meaningful development can be achieved in any society without peace. Peace is priceless and non-negotiable.
“It is in view of this that I want to use this medium to call on the Muslim Ummah and other Nigerians to use the Eid-El-Kabir celebration to preach peace.
“They should pray fervently for an improved economy in order to improve the standard of living of the people
“Be tolerant of one another irrespective of ethnic, religious and political affiliation for the overall development of the country,’’ the monarch said.
He appealed to wealthy individuals to assist displaced and other less privileged Nigerians to give them hope.
Angbazo urged the youth to shun social vices during and after the festival in the interest of peace and national development, adding that all Nigerians should determine to be law-abiding and self-reliant.
(Edited by Yetunde Bada and Controlled by Ijeoma Popoola)