By Hillary Asemota
The Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi, has conveyed his profound felicitations to the Muslim brothers and sisters on the commemoration of this year’s Eid-al-Adha celebrated all over the world.
Speaking during a ceremony hosted by him to celebrate the festival with Ebonyi State branch of the Hausa/Yoruba Muslim community in Abakaliki on Sunday, the Minister emphasized the need for all faiths to cultivate a sense of love, sacrifice, devotion, charity and humanity which are the values of the festival being celebrated.
The Minister described the growing interfaith relationship in Nigeria as a product of the inspiring leadership of the President of Bola Tinubu, which he said is truly inclusive and progressive.
“Barka da Sallah to all Muslim faithful and to the entire Nigerians. You’ve said it all, that the interfaith relationship is much much better now.”
I would say that it is at an excellent level now under President Bola Tinubu, surprising to Christians, Mr. President led a delegation to the Pope’s inauguration, adding that that was very unique and the first of its kind. I’ve always said that we are serving one God in different ways.”
He urged Nigerians to leverage on the shared values of Eid-al-Adha to deepen our commitment in fostering religious tolerance and social harmony, which are the hallmarks of nation-building
He commended the President of Nigeria for the manifest willpower of his Renewed Hope administration in unlocking the economic potential of each Geo-Political Zone through massive investment in infrastructure development.
He called on all Nigerians to rally round the President in his efforts to provide enduring development and secure a shared future of social justice for our nation, noting that the rewarding stewardship of Mr. President would speak for him in the 2027 general elections.
The Special Adviser (Media) to the Minister, Barr. Orji Uchenna Orji, in a statement quoted Umahi as saying: “The performances of the President will definitely see him through in 2027.
“We will stand with him. South-east will support him. When I was governor, we had herdsmen problems.
“Do you still encounter the herdsmen problem as it was? That is one thing the President has done for the people of the South-east.
“Today, we are being gradually integrated into the mainstream of the nation’s governance. What an Igbo man never had before, he is beginning to have it,courtesy of Mr. President.”
