30 September 2008
As Moslems in Nigeria join their counterparts worldwide to celebrate the Eid-el Fitr, Lagos State governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), has enjoined them to take the lead in the battle against social ills in the country by upholding the tenets of their religion and leading exemplary lives.
A Government House statement made available to Daily Trust in Abuja yesterday said Fashola noted that the greatest lesson to be learnt from the month of Ramadan was discipline which according to him, entailed respect for constituted authority, tolerance, honesty and sincerity, adding that Islam was all about love, honesty and cleanliness, both of person and society.
In his Eid-el Fitr message, Governor Fashola said fasting during the Ramadan was supposed to instil self-discipline in the individual Moslem, pointing out that it would amount to hypocrisy if after the exercise, a Moslem returns to dishonesty, insincerity and other forms of indiscipline.
"It will be unbecoming of a Moslem for instance, after observing the Holy Month of Ramadan, to drive against traffic, litter the streets with rubbish or build on drain channels", the governor said, adding that for the nation to move forward, there was need for leadership by example.
He described this year's Eid-El-Fitr celebration as significant saying; "The fact that it coincided with the 48th anniversary of our Independence offers us the opportunity for sober reflection on how to guide our freedom jealously. We should reflect more on how to contribute our quota to making this nation truly great".
Wishing all Moslems in Lagos a happy Eid-El_Fitr, the governor reiterated the commitment of his administration to uplifting the standard of life of the people and urged them to continue to support the state government in order to realize the dream of a new Lagos.
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