Northern Governors Urge Muslims to Pray For Nigeria.

As the Muslim month-long Ramadan fast enters day two today, state governors and other leaders in the country have called for prayers for the nation.

The Sultan of Sokoto, AlhajiSa’adAbubakar, who is the Islamic spiritual leader in Nigeria,  had on Sunday declared March 11, 2024, as the first day of Ramadan, while, the declaration was based on the sighting of the moon in almost every part of the country.

A statement by its chairman, Muhammadu Yahaya, the Northern States Governors’ Forum, urged the Muslim Ummah and the entire citizenry to use this holy month to offer prayers for peace, development, and prosperity of the country.

He urged clerics to emphasise peaceful co-existence, unity and piety, “during their Tafsir sessions and other Ta’alimat throughout the month-long fast and beyond, while decrying the alarming rate of abductions of vulnerable citizens in Kaduna, Borno, and Zamfara states, while, the northern governors’ chairman urged Nigerians to support the Federal Government led by President Bola Tinubu to solve the country’s problems.

Also, Governor Abdul Rahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye, appealed to Muslims to pray for the country during the Ramadan fast.

In the same vein, the Emir of Ilorin and Chairman Kwara State Council of Chiefs, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, urged the Muslim faithful in the Ilorin Emirate to continue to support the nation and her leaders in order to overcome all the challenges in the society, and urged Muslim Ummah to use the month of Ramadan to move closer to Almighty Allah by engaging in good deeds, charity, humanitarian services, and supplications as well as seeking forgiveness at all times.

Also, the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, called on the Muslim faithful to foster good neighborliness and kindness during the Ramadan season.