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.

Tunde Kazeem     Sheriff Shagaya     Muslim Cementary     Aasiyat Bello Oyedepo     Aisha Abodunrin Ibrahim     Oniwasi Agbaye     Ayeyemi Sulaiman     Rice Farmers Association Of Nigeria     Ilorin South     Gbemi Saraki     Dumagi     Ndakene     Abiodun Oyedepo     Olabode George Towoju     Muhammad Mustapha Suleiman     Ezekiel Yissa Benjamin     Hussein Olokooba     Monkey Pox     Kwarareports     FERMA     Tunji Moronfoye     Olaitan Buraimoh     Tunde Mukaila Mustapha     Baba-Isale     Mahee Abdulkadir     Kwara-SAPZ Project     Local Government     Arandun     Aliyu Muyideen     Vasolar Consortium     SWAN     Taofik Abdulkareem Babaita     Omoniyi M. Ayinla     Raliat Elelu-Habeeb     Sobi FM     David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Susan Modupe Oluwole     Yomi Adeboye     Isiaka Gold     Titus Ashaolu     SAPZ Project     Maigida     07039448763     Ophthalmological Society Of Nigeria     Ubandoma     Balogun-Ojomu     Mahmud Ajeigbe     Adesina Simon Sodiya     Pius Abioje     Abdulmalik Bashir Mopelola Risikatullahi     Wahab Abayawo     Muhammed Akanbi     Amosa     Amuda Musbau     Goodluck Jonathan     MMWG     Mohammed Abdulahi     Abdulganiyu Salahudeen     Olatomiwa Williams     Wole Oke     Yaru     Village Alive Development Association     Okin Group     Ibrahim Mashood     Abdullahi Adisa Akodudu     Gbenga Awoyale     S.O. Opowoye     Kwara State Health Insurance Agency     Bank Of Industry     Ben Duntoye     Wahab Femi Agbaje     Dan-Kazeem     IYA YUSUF     Kwara Polytechnic     Amoyo     2023 Elections     Fatai Garuba Labaka    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Ayotunde Emmanuel Alao     Jimba Babatunde     Bolakale Saka     International Vocational Centre     Adegoke Bamidele     Folorunsho Alao     Salman Suleiman     Rasheed Jimoh     Sango-UITH Road     Kayode Zubair     Oke-Ode     Abdulquawiy Olododo     Bluenile Associates     Summit University     SAPZ Project     Zainab Abass     Bilikis Oladimeji     Funmi Salau     Ibrahim Abiodun     Danladi     Sam Okaula     Fatai Adeniyi Garba     Abdulrazak Shehu Akorede     Kwara State Government     Olusegun Adeniyi     Abdullahi Dasilva Yussuf     Funmilayo Mohammed     Salami Adekunle     Oloje     Sidikat Uthman Ajibola     Ganiyu Abolarin     All Confederation Of Principals Of Secondary Schools     Yoonus Lawal     Ajike People Support Centre     Lotus Bank     Binta Abubakar Mora     Elerin Of Adanla Irese     Arca Santa     Kayode Yusuf     Jumoke Gafar     Sun Qing Rong     Gobir Organization Foundation     Kwara State Geographic Information Service     Lafiagi     Elections     Abdulrauf Aliyu     Olaiya Zuberu     Unilorin     Saliu Oluwole     Olaosebikan     Segun Ogunsola     Edu     Otuka     KWIRS     Aliyu Salihu     Modupe Oluwole     Sam Onile     Lawyers Unite Against Corruption     GRA     Aiyedun     New Nigeria People’s Party     Igosun     UNILORIN Alumni     Muritala Olarewaju     Salihu Jibril Garbi     IHS Towers     Jumoke F. Ajao     Ayedun     Mohammed Khadijat Kubura     Sa\'adu Gambari     Kwara State Infrastructure Development Fund     Victor Gbenga Yusuf     Tsaragi     AbdulHamid Adi     Emmanuel Olatunji Adesoye     Babajide Ajayi     Ibikunle Ogunleye