By Olukayode Michael, Damaturu
Yobe
Governor, Alhaji Mai-Mala Buni has called for prayers for improved security,
unity, peace and socio-economic development of Nigeria.
The governor, in his Eid-el-Kabir message sent in from Saudi Arabia where he is
presently performing the Holy Pilgrimage, asked that: “As part of the lessons
of the Eid, we should emulate the examples set by Ibrahim and Ismail (AS) by
sacrificing for the good of society and by obeying Allah’s commandments
wholeheartedly.”
He said: “We should therefore strive for the attainment of a happy society
where we are all our brother’s keepers. This will serve to strengthen our quest
for a harmonious, peaceful, disciplined, and just society.”
“I urge all our citizens to continue to uphold the ties that bind all of us
either as Muslims or followers of other religions together by showing and
exhibiting the well cherished values of respect, kindness, love, generosity and
faithfulness in furtherance of our collective wellbeing,” Buni said.
He added that: “I wish to stress that our administration will remain focused
and committed to implementing programmes that will take our State to the Next
Level in keeping with the policy pronouncements that I made earlier.
“I urge all our people to work with commitment, dedication and make meaningful
contributions to enable us collectively build a very robust, vibrant and
prosperous State, where all of us will be proud to belong and proud to live
in.”
The governor further said that: “In order to achieve our objectives of
post-insurgency rehabilitation and peace building following the security
challenges that we have faced, I appeal to our citizens to remain vigilant and
report the movement of any suspicious individuals or groups to security
agencies for necessary action.”