God has a purpose for making Nigeria one - Information Minister

Date: 2017-06-19

Nigeria's Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has enjoined the adherents of the two major religions in Nigeria to imbibe the spirit of harmony and tolerance in order to strengthen the bond of unity across the country.

The Minister made the call in his hometown of Oro, Kwara State, at the 10th Lai Mohammed Ramadan Lecture Series.

"We have been living together peacefully and we will continue to live together peacefully. We have a lot to gain by being united," he said.

Mohammed advised Nigerians to borrow a leaf from the people of Oro who, despite their religious differences, have been co-existing peacefully, saying he had even held four editions of the annual lecture on the grounds of a Catholic school in the town.

The Minister warned those who are fanning the embers of discord through divisive words and hate speech, noting that war is an ill-wind that blows nobody any good.

"Like people say, wars are not really started by bullets, they are started by words of mouth. If there is war today, none of us will escape whether you are young or old, whether you are Yoruba, Igbo or Hausa," he said.

Mohammed cited an example of Rwanda, where hate speech fuelled the genocide that led to the loss of over 800,000 lives, with an unimaginable scale of destruction of property, in 1994.

The Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, urged Muslim faithfuls to be pious and prayerful during the Ramadan fast.

The Guest Lecturer, Ibrahim Gidado, underpinned his message on faithfulness and devotion in the month of Ramadan.

"How do you become faithful? It's by doing things in the way of Allah and not just doing things for show-off but for Allah to see and reward you," he said.

He advised the wealthy in the society to make it mandatory upon themselves to always assist the poor and the needy in order to cushion the effect of the recession in their social and economic lives.

The highpoint of the occasion were prayer sessions for President Muhammadu Buhari, Acting President Yemi Osun another and the peaceful co-existence of Nigerians.

Dignitaries from all walks of life, including traditional rulers, religious leaders, top government functionaries, women groups and students attended the 2017 Ramadan Lecture.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Hassan Taiye Salam     CKNG     Village Alive Development Association     Sam Okaula     Kwara State Branch Of The National Library     Matthew Babaoye     Oyedun Juliana Funke     Mohammed Halidu     International Public Sector Accounting Standards     IEDPU     Abdulraheem Olesin     Bureau Of Lands     Abdulsalam A. Yusuf     Tunde Yusuf     KWAFFA     Tunde Saad     Lola Ashiru     Alabi Lawal     Bamidele Adegoke     Popo-Igbonna     Ile Arugbo     Abubakar Suleiman     AbdulRauf Keji     Quranic Recitation Competition     KWTV     Erin-ile     New Model Police Station     Kayode Issa     Tunji Moronfoye     Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq     Tosin Saraki     Gambari     Mopelola Abdulmaliq-Bashir     Maigida Soludero Transit     Hassan Saliu     Lanwa     Bola Iyabo Ibiyeye Adisa     JUSUN     Abdullateef Abdussalam     Neo Mundo Ltd     Bashir Omolaja Bolarinwa     Oniwa     Salau Kabiru Abdullahi     Adebayo Mohammed Kamaldeen     Abdulrasheed Akogun     John Dara     Danladi     Dankaka     Idowu Aremu     Opaleke Bukola Iyabo     Summit University     Ohoro Of Shao     Ajidagba     Elerin Of Adanla Irese     Omoniyi Ayinla     Olaitan Adefila     Aliyu Muhammed     ASMAU PLAZA     Sidikat Uthman Ajibola     Galland Marcias     Gbenga Olawepo     Mahmud Babatunde Baker     Irepodun     Shoprite     Afolasade Opeyemi Kemi     CT Ayeni     Omotoso     Elerinjare-Ibobo     Sulu Babaita Isiaka     Ridwan Agboola     Maimunat Oloriegbe     Nigeria Computer Society     Pategi     Adamu Atta     Nnazua     Mohammed Lawal     Jimoh Akani    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Kwara State Fire Service     Ghali Muhammed     Frootify     Olaiya Lawal     Olatunji Ibrahim     Yakubu Mohammed Abdullahi     Sunday Fagbemi     Mustapha Akanbi     Freshvine Nigeria Limited     Dogara     Abdulganiy Abimbola Abdussalam     A.G.F Abdulrasaq     Adewuyi Funmilayo     Valsolar Consultoria     Lukman Oyebanji Fagbemi     Kwara Apc     Convocation Ceremonies     Irepodun     Amada Jidda     Baaziki Sulaiman     Amusement Park     Salmon Babatunde Salmon     Salihu Jibril Garbi     Ahmad Belgore     NIPR     Dunmade     Kwara State Health Insurance Agency     AbdulRahman Saad     Haliru Yahaya     KWASSIP     Theophilus Oyebiyi     Abdul-Rahoof Bello     SARS     Yusuf Zulu-Gambari     John Olajide Adedipe     Kwara State Governor     Isiaka Saka Opobiyi     Gurei     Kamaldeen Gambari     CBT     Bayer AG     Dan Iya Of Ilorin     Yekini Adio     Abdulrahman Abdullahi Kayode     Oba Abdulrahim     Mohammed Abduraheem     Ridwan Agboola     Yakubu Danladi     Minimum Wage     Isiaka Abdulrazak     Otunba Taiwo Joseph     Moro     NTA Ilorin     Kupchi Hosea Maxwell     Police Commissioner     Salihu Alhaji Musa     Kwara Poly     Jelili Yusuf     Nagode     Simeon Sayomi     Oladipo Akanmu Tolani     Yusuf Abdulkadir     Crystal Corner Shops     Economic And Financial Crimes Commission     Patience Jonathan     Micheal Imoudu     Suleiman Idris     Alfa Belgore     Dar-Al-Handasah Consultants Ltd     Oko Erin     Abdulmumini Jawondo     Press Release     Photo News     Niguel Gallando Marcias     Labaeka     Ajibike Katibi     Abubakar Bature Sulu-Gambari