The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, has called on Nigerians to embrace peace and unity in order to encourage the growth and development of the country.
According to the governor, by embracing peace, unity and fairness, citizens would be able to flourish regardless of ethnic, religious, political or social status.
The governor said this in his Eid el-Fitr message, a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Habib Aruna, said.
Ambode stressed that the country needed brotherly love and peaceful co-existence in order to overcome the numerous challenges it currently faced.
“In this all important crusade to rescue our dear country from socio-economic as well as political quagmire, let us all continue to demonstrate those sterling virtues of harmonious and peaceful co-existence as well as willingness to serve in this melting pot of cultures where the multi-ethnic and multi-religious nature of our country is turned into a source of strength.”He was quoted as saying, “As we celebrate this auspicious occasion, therefore, let us renew our faith in our nation and implore the Almighty God to restore to us those values that place high premium on human life, love of neighbour and sharing even as we ventilate our faith in the unity of our dear country and the possibility of her taking her rightful place in the comity of nations.
Governor Ambode also thanked Lagosians for their continued harmonious and peaceful co-existence despite having diverse ethnic origin and religion.
“With your demonstration of love for your neighbour and the willingness to serve, our state has continued to be a model of what patriotic Nigerians will want our dear country to be,” he said.
“When peace reigns in the land, we can achieve whatever it is that we want to achieve. Infrastructural development can only be carried out in an atmosphere of peace and respect for our political and ethnic differences.”
The governor wished all Muslims in the state a happy Eid el-Fitr celebration and called on Nigerians in other parts of the country to continue to be their brothers’ keepers.
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