Vice-President Kashim Shettima has urged Nigerians to promote unity, peaceful coexistence, and tolerance as key pillars for national progress, drawing from the lessons of Ramadan.

Mr Shettima made the call during a luncheon with Borno elders and his schoolmates in celebration of Eid-El-Fitr in Maiduguri.

The vice-president, who was represented by Abdulkadir Rahis, representing Maiduguri Metropolitan Constituency at the House of Representatives, emphasised the need for continued harmony among citizens.

Mr Shettima also called on everyone to support President Bola Tinubu’s administration’s ongoing economic reforms, assuring them that short-term difficulties would yield long-term benefits for the country.

“I wish to also say that we should all perfect, maintain, and build on the sense of unity that exists among us for our collective gain and progress as a gift for one another. President Tinubu remains committed to implementing policies that will create sustainable development for all Nigerians.

“Just as Ramadan teaches endurance, we ask for your continued patience as these necessary reforms take root and bear fruit,” he said.

The vice-president further urged Nigerians to continue to imbibe the spiritual lessons gained during Ramadan as a pathway to national development.

“Peaceful coexistence is very important and we should not relent in maintaining that virtue. It will go a long way in bringing about the development of ourselves and the nation,” he said.

Mr Shettima enjoined the citizens of Borno and Nigerians, in general, to always maintain traits of humility and communal living in line with the teachings of the holy books.

(NAN)