Kwara State Governor, Alhaji AbdulFattah Ahmed and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Alhaji Kawu Baraje, yesterday advocated tolerance, perseverance, and love for one another as basis for a peaceful and prosperous society.

Ahmed, in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Abdulwahab Oba, noted that honesty, resilience and piety are critical lessons of Ramadan which are also crucial for societal growth. The governor, encouraged religious leaders to continue to preach the message of peace and religious tolerance among the citizenry "so we can harmoniously build a great nation" and urged kwarans to see the current national economic travail as transitory.

Baraje asked Nigerians to shun acts capable of causing disunity, but instead promote unity and harmonious co- existence.