“The sleepless nights being ‘enjoyed’ or suffered by the Nigerian government are self-inflicted; they are the outcome of systemic failure,” the cleric said.
He said the significance of the festival was not measured by the size of the rams killed or the worth of the raiments worn, but by one’s piety.
The Muslim community described the pontiff as an iconic leader whose legacy of universal peace will be long remembered.
He described the Islamic month of Ramadan as a time of spiritual rebirth.
Data recently released by UNICEF showed that Nigeria ranked number one in Africa and number two globally in terms of the number of malnourished children.
