Eid El Kabir: Ekweremadu Urges Sacrifice and Unity; Condoles Dankwambo 
The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu has described obedience and high sense of sacrifice as indispensable virtues for the rapid development and transformation of the nation.
Ekweremadu stated this in a Sallah message to the Muslim Umah in this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration.
He said corruption, the resultant poverty as well as the rising waves of insecurity and violent crimes in the land were the soar fruits of greed, disobedience, and wilful departure from the sound religious teachings and precepts in the country.
The Deputy President of the Senate who noted that such virtues of selflessness and total submission to the will of Allah helped Ibrahim to pass Allah’s test, therefore urged the Muslim Umah and Nigerians in general to put God and the nation first in all their dealings.
“Our nation is at a juncture where all Muslim Umah and indeed every Nigerian must necessarily show high sense of patriotism, submission to the rule of law, and emulation of the great values of selflessness, unity, and love for one another to ensure the nation reclaims her pride of place among the comity of nations”, Senator Ekweremadu emphasized.
While wishing the Muslim Umah and the nation a hitch-free Eid el Kabir, he enjoined them to seize the opportunity of the celebration to pray for the peace, unity, and prosperity of the land.
Meanwhile, the Deputy President of the Senate has also condoled with the Government and people of Gombe State over the death of the State’s Deputy Governor, Mr. David Albashi, describing him as a vibrant, insightful, and patriotic politician who was totally dedicated to the development of Gombe, the nation, and humanity as a whole.
Ekweremadu who described the death as unfortunate and shocking, especially coming at a time the late Deputy Governor had been better positioned to contribute to the good governance and development of Gombe State and the nation in general, prayed God to grant the family, Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo, the good people of Gombe, and all Nigerians the inner strength to bear the irreparable loss.
Uche Anichukwu is Special Adviser (Media) to the Deputy President of the Senate
