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Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen said today, Monday, March 11, that Nigeria was in dire need of divine intervention now more than ever before.
The speaker congratulated Muslims in Nigeria and across the world for witnessing another Ramadan, urging them to pray for their country, reports The Nation.
The Ramadan fasting, which is observed by Muslims globally, commenced on Monday in many countries, including Nigeria, after the sighting of the moon.
In a message to the Muslim Ummah on the commencement of the Holy month of Ramadan the Speaker said there is no better time to pray for Nigeria than in the Holy Month, stating that the country needs divine intervention more than ever before.
Speaker Abbas urged not only Muslims but all Nigerians to pray for the unity of the country and for President Bola Tinubu’s administration to be able to tackle the numerous socio-economic and security challenges facing the nation.
He also urged Nigerians to remember in their prayers, those who have been abducted by various armed groups across the country and have remained in captivity.
He said: “May Almighty Allah (SWT) accept our prayers and supplications as an act of Ibadah, and grant us the grace to navigate through this turbulent time as a nation.”
Also, deputy speaker, Benjamin Kalu congratulated the Muslim community in Nigeria and all over the world on another Ramadan, appealing for more prayers for Nigeria to overcome its challenges.
Kalu urged the Muslims to use the Holy Month to pray for enhanced peace and security in Nigeria even as he bemoaned the spate of killings and destruction of properties in the country.
He also urged all well-spirited individuals and organizations to remember and support the less privileged in society.
The deputy speaker also said that the parliament will continue to enact laws, policies, and programmes that will help the federal government to solve the economic challenges currently bedevilling the country, assuring that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration is working assiduously to make the economy rebound.
