Lucky Obukohwo ReportingÂ
The Chairman of the Edo State chapter of Labour Party, Comrade Kelly Ogbaloi has felicitated with the Muslim faithful in the state, Nigeria and around the world on the occasion of Eid-el-Kabir celebrations.
According to a release personally signed and made available to newsmen in Benin City, he said that Nigerians should use the occasion of this year’s celebrations as a sober reflection to rededicate themselves to ideals and virtues that strengthen and bond us as an indivisible people in love and unity.
According to him, “I felicitate with our Muslim brothers and sisters on the occasion of Eid-el-Kabir celebrations.
“On this auspicious and memorable occasion of the celebrations of Eid-el-Kabir around the world, let me emphasis and urge all to imbibe the virtue of selfless service in love, in humility and sacrifice to humanity which this season of celebrations represents.
“I enjoin each and every one of us, irrespective of language, tribe or religion to steadfastly cultivate the spirit of temperance, tolerance and empathy towards one another with unity in focus for the attainment of national cohesion which are the prerequisite recipe for a sustainable socio economic and political growth of any nation.
“Let us eschew any and all forms of divisive tendencies that tend to alienate us from one another to further puts lines of demarcations on our national unity but pursue and embrace all that create and foster peaceful coexistence of all in our diversity because in truth, though our tribes and tongue may differ but in brotherhood we are one.
“Let us therefore use this occasion to rededicate ourselves to the divine principles of oneness with the Almighty creator who has created us all as one in love, the statement said.