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.

Oba Abdulrahim     Mashood Dauda     Ibrahim Orire     Muhammadu Buhari     Kwara Poly     HYPPADEC     Akanji     All Peoples Party     Flights To Ilorin     Akume     Shero     Isiaq Khadeejah     Tunde Kazeem     Suleiman Rotimi Iliasu     Rebecca Olanrewaju     Kumbi Titiloye     Aliyu Muyideen     Code Of Conduct     Minimum Wage     Kwara State Branch Of The National Library     Oloyede     Moses Adekanye     Yusuf Amuda Gobir     Niyi Ogundiran     Abubakar B.M     Lateef Fagbemi     Sheriff Olanrewaju     Laolu Saraki     Kwara State Governor     John Dara     Suwa-Arabs     SWAN     Atunwa     Tunji Arosanyin     Joseph Offorjama     Roseline Oni Aremu     Abdulbaqi Jimoh     Oja-Oba     Timothy Olatunde Fadipe     Guber Aspirant     Bolakale Saka     Kazeem Oladepo     Photo News     Doyin Agbamu     ASKOMP     Solomon Edoja     Yusuf Lawal     Savannah Centre For Diplomacy, Democracy And Development     Saudat Abdulbaqi     Olaiya Victor Mobolaji     Igbomina     Mufutau Gbadamosi Esuwoye     Ilorin Muslim Community     Olupako     NAWOJ     Ahmad Lawan     Tunji Ajanaku     Hakeem Lawal     Dar-Al-Handasah Consultants     Freshvine Nigeria Limited     Kawu     Amule     Alabere     Peter Obi     Adamu B. Yaqubu     Mutawali     Arandun     Obuh     Bukola Saraki     Mansur Alfanla     Ibrahim Sulu Gambari     Aremu Odolaye     Basic Education Certificate Examination     Hamidat Sulyman-Yusuf     Abdulkadir Jimoh     UTME     Metro Park    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Gani Saadu     Prince Mahe Abdulkadir     Niyi Ogundiran     Kola Shittu     Abdulrasheed Na\'Allah     Road Transport Employers Association Of Nigeria     Oba Sulaiman Asude     Federal College Of Education (Special), Afon     Rachael Obisesan     Budo Egba     Titus Suberu-Ajibola     Abdulsalam A. Yusuf     Ike Ekweremadu     Democracy Day     Jimoh Saadudeen Muhammed     Oba Mogaji Abdulkadir     Aliyu Sabi     Ashiru     Sidikat Alaya     Umar Sanda Yusuf     Charles Ibitoye     Undergraduate Bursary     Student Learning Support Helpline     Omupo     Aisha Ahman-Pategi     Olomu Of Omu-Aran     Yaman     Ben Duntoye     Saidu Yaro Musa     Hassan Oyeleke     Saad Belgore     Ilorin Emirate Staff Association     Saka Keji     Sadiq Umar     Illyasu Abdullahi     Aremu Odolaye     Ahmad Ali     Abdullahi Imam Abdullahi     Iyeru Grammar School     Mohammed Halidu     Olabimpe Olani     Trader Moni     MMWG     Shaaba Lafiagi     Musbau A. Akanji     Chikanda     Olayinka Are     Dan Iya     Sadiq Buhari     Abraysports FC     Victor Gbenga Yusuf     Kwara State Fish Farmers Association     David Oyepinola Adedumoye     Magaji Erubu     Amina Susa\'a De Ahmed     Kwara State Branch Of The National Library     Baba Idris     Shao     General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport     Najim Yaasin     Yahaya Oloriegbe     Ahmad Fatima Bisola     International Aviation College     Earlyon Technologies     SUBEB     Yomi Ogunsola     Kamaldeen Ajibade     Olufolake Abdulrazaq     Ibrahim Oniye     Moses Rahman Popoola     Abdulmumin Yinka Ajia     Saudat Abdulbaqi     Oko-Olowo     Lai Mohammed     Alagbado     Taofeek Ibraheem     National Pilot