First Lady, Mrs. Aisha Muhammadu
Buhari, on Monday hosted a special prayer session for the nation at the old
Banquet Hall of State House, Abuja.
A statement by the Special
Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity) (office of the First Lady),
Aliyu Abdullahi, said the event reviewed the importance of supplication for the
nation’s guidance and development and was attended by Islamic Scholars from
across the nation.
Mrs. Buhari, in her address,
harped on the importance of worship, which she said “is the highway through
which our requests and innermost desires are achieved”.
She reminded participants that
“Islam has outlined responsibilities to our creator, our societies, our close
and extended families and our neighbours and we must carry out these
responsibilities to the best of our abilities.”
Speaking on the responsibilities
of heads of households, she charged men to adhere to the teachings of Prophet
Muhammad and be responsible to their families through love, care and provision.
She said this will spread
horizontally across the society and vertically across generations, insisting
that this can address the multiple societal ills that are bedeviling the
nation; such includes rampant drug abuse particularly amongst women and youth,
corruption in high and small places both in public and private sectors, and
violent crimes.
She also called for the Muslim
Ummah to promote the spirit of tolerance, love, harmony, and peaceful
coexistence among the people of different faiths in the nation.
Chairman of the occasion and
Secretary General of Nigeria Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs Prof. Ishaq
Oloyede, said Nigeria has been caught at crossroads.
He said the tradition of
corruption has nearly brought the nation to its knees, but for the intervention
of President Muhammadu Buhari.
He called on Nigerians to be
better people in all spheres of life if the country was to attain its expected
greatness.
Scholars delivered speeches on
issues of faith & practice, corruption, drug abuse, security,
entrepreneurship and the emerging trend of child abduction.
Highlight of the occasion was a
session of special prayers for the nation and its leaders conducted by a team
of renowned Islamic Scholars present at the event.
The event was attended by the
Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari; Minister of Interior,
Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola; Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu;
former Governor of Nasarawa state, Sen. Tanko Almakura, other distinguished
Senators, Wives of Governors & former Governors and other dignitaries.
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