President Muhammadu Buhari has said that
Nigerians do not have any other country to call
theirs except Nigeria and should therefore work and
pray for it to prosper.
The president gave this reminder on Tuesday in
Abuja while breaking his Ramadan fast with a
delegation of Islamic clerics.
He said that present leaders has a duty to make the
country habitable for all Nigerians of all walks of
life including posterity.
He called on the people to tolerate and show
understanding amongst themselves.
He said "I’m very pleased we have actually met.
Before the Ramadan, I met our Christians brothers
from all over the country and we exchange ideas
with them.
"I’m very pleased we realized that this is our
problem; the country’s problem is our problem.
Nobody will solve it for us. We pray very hard to
God. We work very hard and let us continue that
way.
"I believe the riches God endows unto Nigeria, we
will realize; our children will realize; our great grand
children will realize.
"If we have problems, this is the only country we
have. I said it more than 30 years ago. We quickly
go out, we go to pray in Saudi Arabia, we go maybe
to other developed countries, but this is home.
"This is where God put us and we have to stay here
and pray many times per day for God to guide us so
that we can leave a better country to the next
generation,’’
Speaking on behalf of the clerics, the Chief Imam of
Zone 3 Juma’at Mosque, Imam Tajudeen Mohammad
said they would continue to pray for the country.
He expressed happiness that president Buhari has
been able to tackle most of the Nigeria's problems
since assumption of office.
"Our lamentation was on the state of the nation
then, the insecurity in the country. We emphasized
on this table to you, sir, that you should take
radical measures towards solving the malaise and
other vices facing the nation.
"Today, we are happy to be here and to thank you
that God has given you the opportunity in dealing
with the problems,’’ he said.
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