The governorship aspirant of the People’s Democratic Party, Hon Zakari Alfa congratulates all Muslims in Kogi state and around the world for the successful completion of Ramadan fasting and witnessing this great day as we celebrate Sallah marking the end of the holy and most revered month of the year. While we bask in the euphoria of the festivity ,we must as well use the opportunity as a period for sober reflections by taking a retrospective look at our deeds during the period we fasted ,lessons learnt and possessing the spirit to sustain the virtues of true Muslims who have been consecrated in view of our strict adherence to the doctrines guiding the special month.
However,he advised the Muslims not to compromise or misrepresent the true doctrines of Islam as preached in the glorious Qur’an which emphasize on the need for peace,tolerance and good neighborliness across religious lines, noting that the best way to sustaining peace in the world is recognizing people’s ways of worshipping and accepting everyone as creations of God who lack the power to decide the faith of another man in the hereafter. While the merriments will continue for days, we must remember that those who are not so privileged to celebrate the day owing to the harsh economy must be remembered and appreciated. In his words, ” it amounts to defeating the essence for the celebration if the poor ones amongst us are not considered as people who deserve much more love and all the precious gifts we can offer to make them feel a sense of love and belonging” .However, this is not limited to the Muslim Ummah alone but those whose conditions obviously deserve attention as certain individuals are without hope unless we intervene.
Furthermore, he appealed to Muslims to seek the face of Allah for spiritual intervention in kogi state where people have been impoverished by a certain supreme garrison leader and his draconian policies which have subjected the larger majority to untold agony and hardships of the worst form in our history. We must remain resolutely resilient in our collective resolve for a better kogi as we accelerate towards liberation in no distant time.
Happy EID MUBARAK to the Muslim brothers and sisters, have a memorable celebration.
Hon, Zakari Alfa!
Furthermore, he appealed to Muslims to seek the face of Allah for spiritual intervention in kogi state where people have been impoverished by a certain supreme garrison leader and his draconian policies which have subjected the larger majority to untold agony and hardships of the worst form in our history. We must remain resolutely resilient in our collective resolve for a better kogi as we accelerate towards liberation in no distant time.
Happy EID MUBARAK to the Muslim brothers and sisters, have a memorable celebration.
Hon, Zakari Alfa!