President Muhammadu Buhari has
appealed to Nigerians to stop “glorifying thieves” but treat them with disdain
for bringing hardships to others.
In his Sallah message to mark the
end of the Ramadan fasting period, Buhari regretted that “selfishness and greed
have overcome people’s conscience so much that they don’t have moral inhibitions
in the pursuit of their greed”.
“I always wonder why any true
believer, be they politicians, civil servants or businessmen, would seek to
make profits from the misfortunes of others,” he said.
While congratulating Muslims on
completing “this spiritually significant month of sacrifice”, the president
urged them to reflect on the importance of Ramadan in becoming good ambassadors
of Islam at all times.
He also spoke on the importance
of putting the virtues of Islam into practice beyond the fasting season.
“Religion should be the moral
compass for all believers in their public and personal lives,” he said.
“If people allow the teachings of
their religions to influence their conducts, problems such as corruption, which
diverts public funds to private pockets, would have been eliminated in the
society.”
Buhari enjoined religious leaders
to always pray for peace and unity in the country and avoid making inflammatory
utterances that endanger peace or promote conflicts.
The president also appealed to citizens
to forgive one another and embrace peace.
Buhari lauded the families of
recipients of national honours for showing good examples and urged country men
and women to copy their good examples.
He thanked Nigerians for their
patience and assured them that their sacrifices would not be in vain, adding
that reforming a country that was “pushed into near decay on account of
corruption comes with teething pains”.
“But these pains are temporary,
the APC administration which I am privileged to lead, is beholden to the
ordinary Nigerians and will leave no stone unturned to make their security,
welfare and happiness our priority”, the president said.
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