A Kaduna-based Islamic Scholar, Sheik Sambo Rigachikun, on Tuesday appealed to traders in the country not to increase the price of food items during the Muslim fasting period of Ramadan.
Rigachikum made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna.
He said traders should not use the period to inflict suffering on innocent people, saying it was unfortunate that traders always take advantage of spiritual festivities to exploit the people.
“Give discount to people and Allah will bless you,’’ the scholar admonished, adding that the Ramadan period was a time to seek the bounties of God and not to oppress people.
“In the Arab countries, once Ramadan and major Islamic festivities are approaching, they declare discount on all goods.
“Also in the western world, they also give discount on their goods once they are marking major Christian festivals.”
Rigachukun lamented that rather than to seek the blessings of God, traders in the country prefer to exploit the opportunities to make life more difficult for Nigerians.
“The present economic situation in the country is very difficult for a poor person who is living from hand to mouth just to survive.
“Traders should fear Allah not to increase the price of food items so as to earn from the abundant blessings in the month of Ramadan.”
The cleric advised Nigerians to pray for all political office holders in the country for Allah’s guidance and wisdom, to improve on the nation’s security, peace and stability.
He urged the new administration at federal and state levels to fulfill their electoral promises to the people, adding that the electorate must also be patient with their leaders. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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It's so unfortunate....Yesterday, I bought pepper I would have ordinarily bought with N200 at N1000. Our people are so callous.
ReplyDeleteGod help us.