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.

Igbomina     Elerin Of Erin-Ile     International Vocational Centre     Raji AbdulRasaq     Jumoke Gafar     Kwara State Internal Revenue Service     Ibrahim Abdullahi     Mohammed Yahaya Barki     Theophilus Oyebiyi     Abdulazeez Uthman     Siraj Oyewale     Omotoso Musa     Florence Saraki     Tunde Yusuf     Muhammed Taofeeq Abdulrazaq     Ubandoma Of Ilorin     Ibrahim Bio     Alfa Belgore     ENetSuD     Idiagbon     Mope Dasuki Belgore     Aliyu Muhammad Saifudeen     Sidikat Akaje     Ebola     Ojo Isekuse     Solomon Edojah     Veterinary Teaching Hospital     HYPPADEC     Oba-Solagberu     Yoruba     Maryam A. Garuba     Isin     Pacify Labs     Hamidat Sulyman-Yusuf     Oniwa     Yusuf Zulu-Gambari     Segun Adeniyi     Oko     Kwara State Sports Commission     Yahaya Abdulkareem     Ramadan     Olatunde Jare     Cornelius Adebayo     Kayode Yusuf     AIT Ilorin     Gbajabiamila     Abdulazeez Arowona     Femi Ogunsola     Senior Ibrahim Suleiman     Ahmed Bolaji Nagode     Babatunde Idiagbon     CKNG     Code Of Conduct Tribunal     Alapado     Muideen Olaniyi Alalade     Opolo Global Innovation Limited     Musa Abdullahi     Binta Abubakar Mora     Facemasks     Wale Oladepo     Ilorin     Lai Mohammed     Oloruntoyosi Thomas     Sulaiman Gado     Forgo Battery Company Limited     Olokoba     Local Government     Sobi FM     Afolasade Opeyemi Kemi     MATTA Girls Foundation     Ibraheem Abdullateef     Khadijat Ayoola Yusuf     Abiodun Jacob Ajiboye     Toyin Saraki     Alabi Olayemi Abdulrazak     Omu-aran     Owode Market    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Joseph Yemi Ajayi     Gobirawa     Babatunde Idiagbon     Halimat Yusuf     Siraj Oyewale     Azeez Salawu     Ilorin Anchor Men And Women     Firdaos Amasa     Unilorin FM     Saad Omo\'ya     Charcoal     Olayinka Are     UTME     Wakilin Mata Lafiagi     Abdulrazaq Magaji     Lai Gobir     Crystal Corner Shops     Ebola     NYSC     HAMFAT Clinic And Maternity     Olateju Lukman     Umar Yakubu Jaja     Maigida     20 Billion Bond     Sarkin Malamai     General Hospital, Offa     Abdulrauf Aliyu     Zubair Folorunsho Erubu     Vishvas KOZ Tractors     NSCIA     Femi Gbajabiamila     Abdulrasheed Na\'Allah     KWIRS     Abdulwahab Oba     Ilorin International Airport     Galadima     Aasiyat Bello Oyedepo     Elese Of Igbaja     Basit Olatunji     Code Of Conduct Bureau     Onikijipa     Kwara Apc     Kale Belgore     United Nigeria Airline     Oluwole Dupe     Majlis For Sadakah, Zakat And Waqf     Gurei     Offa     Imam Gambari     Hamidu Olowo     Marafan Shonga     Ilofa     All Confederation Of Principals Of Secondary Schools     Lotus Bank     Kumbi Titilope     Ilorin Emirate Staff Association     Lateef Ademola Olatunji     Kwara Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations     Ayinke Saka     Abiodun Oyedepo     Jumoke Gafar     Omotoso     Sa\'adatu Modibbo-Kawu     Busari Toyin Isiaka     Vasolar     NAWOJ     Ifelodun     Revenue Court     Najim Yaasin     Kwara-SAPZ Project     Mary Kemi Adeosun     Tanke Road     Kayode Oyin-Zubair     Oniwa     Oladipo Akanmu Tolani     General Hospital, Ilorin     IHS