Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello, has admonished the Muslim Ummah to emulate the unique conduct and exemplary lifestyle of Prophet Muhammad towards the advancement of a better society.
The governor, in a message to commemorate this year’s Eid-el-Maulud, said the society would be a better place to live in for all if every Muslim would abide by and act in accordance with the teachings of the prophet.
In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Malam Jibrin Baba Ndace, the governor noted that the life of Prophet Muhammad from birth to death is not only a lesson for those who reflect but an antidote or a panacea to our numerous socio-political and economic woes.
He said Prophet Muhammad and indeed Islam generally preached peace, tolerance, unity and cohesion stressing that it is only on those platform that the society could progress and not through indecent and deviant behaviours.
“We join all Muslim Ummah in celebrating the messenger of Allah through whom the Holy Qur’an was revealed to mankind. Indeed, the life the prophet lived should always serve as an inspiration to the faithful and his piety as a model for all of us.”
The governor reassured the citizens that the present economic hardship been experienced in the country, as a result of the recession, would soon be over; noting that several measures been instituted by the APC-led administration in the country.
“President Muhammadu Buhari’s led administration and indeed our administration in Niger state remain committed to taking steps and instituting policies that would bring us out of the current socio-economic challenges.”
Bello reiterated his administration resolve to take developmental projects to the door steps of the electorates stressing that the economic recession may only delay but not hinder service delivery to the people.
