Eid-el-Kabir: Sultan Urges Prayer for Nigeria as FG Declares Monday, Tuesday Public Holiday
The Sultan of Sokoto and head, Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar, has enjoined Muslims to pray fervently for God’s intervention in the calamities bedeviling Nigeria as they mark Arafat day, today, Friday, ahead of tomorrow’s Eid-el-Kabir.
Also, to celebrate this year’s Eid-el-Kabir, the federal government, has declared Monday 11th and Tuesday 12th of July, 2022, as public holidays.
At the same time, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has deployed over 30,000 officers and men across the nation to ensure a hitch-free celebration.
The Sultan, in a statement yesterday, issued on his behalf, by the Secretary General of JNI, Dr. Khalid Abubakar Aliyu, said Muslims must humble themselves before God in prayers as there seemed to be no end to the challenges facing the country.
“The Sultan calls on the Nigerian Muslims to please, in the name of Allah, fervently supplicate to Allah for His intervention and an end to the myriad of challenges bedeviling the country.
“It is obvious and very scary if we don’t humble ourselves to the Almighty Allah, an end to these orgies seems not insight if happenings in the country are anything to underscore.
“He implores us all to dedicate special prayers against all the menaces and the hydra-headed calamities (of insecurity, poverty, high cost of living and corruption) occurring in Nigeria,” the statement said.
