Governors Nasir Idris and Dauda Lawal have urged the Muslim faithful to use Eid-el-Fitr to seek divine intervention in tackling Nigeria’s challenges.

The duo made the statement separately in their Sallah messages to the people of their states.

In his message to mark Eid-el-Fitr in Birnin Kebbi on Wednesday, Mr Idris urged Muslims to intensify prayers for divine intervention in the nation’s lingering problems.

He stressed the need for people in the state, Nigeria and the world over to sustain the lessons of Ramadan and engage in acts that would strengthen permanent peace and unity.

Mr Idris observed that peace remained the most veritable foundation for the socio-economic development of any nation, saying that without it, such development would elude the citizens.

He also called on the people to fervently pray for security, tranquillity, and prosperity in the state and the country.

The governor noted that the present economic hardship in the country was not peculiar to Nigeria and assured that appropriate measures had been taken by the relevant authorities to ease the hardship and bring the situation back to normal.

He announced that his administration had implemented incisive strategies in the past 10 months to mitigate hardship and improve the livelihood of the state’s people.

On security, Mr Idris said that his administration remained unwaveringly committed to taking any actions humanly possible to ensure that the people of the state sleep with their two eyes closed.

“This involved the provision of logistics support to the security agencies and vigilante members such as operational vehicles and motorcycles. This is our utmost constitutional duty and we will never falter in diligently executing it to the best of our ability and in fulfilment of our solemn pledge to the people.

“I am appealing to all our people to collectively work for the rapid progress of our dear state and nation to attain the objective of economic prosperity and growth of democracy,” the governor said.

Mr Lawal urged prayers for peace in Zamfara and the country. This is contained in a statement issued in Gusau by his media aide, Sulaiman Idris.

“I congratulate all Muslim communities in Zamfara, Nigeria, and around the world. May we celebrate many more Eid-el-Fitr. Eid-el-Fitr is a time of great joy, as it represents the successful completion of the fasting period and spiritual reflection in the holy month of Ramadan.

“The holy month of Ramadan provided an opportunity for prayer and seeking divine intervention for the country’s security situation,” he said.

The governor urged Muslims to continue practising the lessons learned during Ramadan even after the month had ended.

“In the Sallah period, Muslims express gratitude for the health and opportunities Allah has given them to fulfil their obligation of fasting. We should use this festive period to promote peace and harmony. We should also intensify prayers and seek Allah’s intervention to address Nigeria’s security challenges.

“We must watch out for any act detrimental to our security and remain steadfast in prayers to support the government’s efforts to end all criminal activities,” he advised.

(NAN)