Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has urged Muslims in the
state to use the month-long fasting period to pray for the peace, progress,
unity and economic development of the country.
The governor, in a statement issued in Ibadan on Wednesday by
his Special Adviser on Media, Dr. Festus Adedayo, congratulated Islamic faithful
for witnessing the holy month of Ramadan this year.
He admonished them to attune their minds to the messages of
love, brotherliness and peaceful co-existence inherent in the month of Ramadan,
urging them to always be their brothers’ keepers in whatever they would be
doing.
``As our Muslim brothers and sisters are expected to adhere
strictly to abstinence from food and other things during month of Ramadan, I
wish to enjoin them to extend hands of fellowship to their fellow Muslims and
non-Muslims alike.
``It is only by doing this that their supplications could be
answered and the world would be a good place to live in for all and sundry,’’
he said.
Governor Ajimobi wished Islamic faithful a successful fasting
period and prayed to God to grant them the strength needed to accomplish the
fasting period.
