Sallah: Cleric seeks improved Nigeria, advises President-elect

The Chief Imam of Sideeqat Ahmad Megida Central Mosque Ikorodu, Nurudeen Abdul-Kadiri, has urged the President -elect to uphold justice and protect lives and property in his incoming administration.

Abdul-Kadiri made the plea at the Eid-el Fitr prayer held in Ikorodu, Lagos State on Friday.

The cleric stated that Allah said in the Holy Quran that he would not change the condition of any nation except the people were just and renounce all their evil ways.

“If all of us can stop our evil ways, Allah will fix Nigeria for us.

“My advice to the incoming government is that they uphold justice, protect lives and property, and unite the people.

“President-elect should ask

Nigerians to go back to the basics because if we get it right at the level of the family, the society will be better for all.

“The incoming administration should make education and food affordable and available for the masses,” he advised.

He urged Nigerians to always remember leaders in prayers and support them to succeed.

Abdul-Kadiri pleaded with Nigerian Muslims to continue with the good deeds they exhibited during the Ramadan period.

The cleric urged Muslims to allow God’s consciousness to be the driving force of all their actions

According to him, the primary purpose of Ramadan is to inculcate piety, pointing out that with this, the society would be balanced and peaceful.

Prof. Ibrahim Oreagba of Pharmacology and Toxicology Department, University of Lagos, congratulated all Muslims on the Eid-el-Fitr celebration after 29 days fasting during Ramadan.

Oreagba prayed to Almighty Allah to continue to bless Nigerians individually and collectively.

He said that there was urgent need for leaders that would transform the economy for the good of all Nigerians.

“We need a leader that really has the masses in mind to help and care for them.

“That is the kind of the leader that we need presently and we believe the President-elect Sen. Bola Tinubu will do that for our people.

“The situation is not good enough but we have faith in Allah that will make it better for us through the leader that we have elected,” Oreagba said.

Another preacher, Hajia Zainab Moshood, urged the Lagos State Government to improve on the traffic situation in the state.

She said this was necessary to reduce time of getting to work which she said was affecting productivity.

Alhaji Abdul-Fatai Salami, who also spoke, commended Muslims in Ikorodu community for the large turnout to observe the Eid-el-Fitr prayers.

Salami urged Nigerian leaders to have empathy on the less privileged people in the society stressing that everyone would give account of his or her deeds.NAN.

He expressed concerns that the nation might experience food insecurity if issues of insecurity were not addressed.

This, he said, was a major challenge to farmers, especially in the rural communities.

Suswam, who also congratulated the Senate Chief Whip, Sen. Orji Kalu on the occasion of his 63 birthday anniversary, described him as a consummate politician.

“He is a true Nigerian that has build bridges across Nigeria.

“At 63, he has achieved beyond his age, he has done well, has continued to strive in areas, where most of his contemporaries have not been able to, he has also had a bit of controversy and has pulled through.

“And so I believe that he is one Nigeria that should be respected and given his honour,” he said. NAN

APC dissolves Gov Lalong led Presidential Campaign Council

By Ikechukwu Okaforadi

All Progressive Congress (APC) yesterday dissolved the Presidential Campaign Council (APC PCC) after it was set up in September last year to ensure the victory of the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

The Director General of the council, Governor Simon Bako Lalong and the Secretary, Hon. James Abiodun Faleke announced the dissolution of the council in a jointly signed statement in Abuja.

The statement noted that the chairman of the Presidential Campaign Council, President Muhammadu Buhari; the President-elect, Bola Tinubu and other leaders, thanked all council members, leaders and supporters for working assiduously for the resounding victory of the presidentelect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.

It reads in part: “Since the campaign council began in September 2022, we have witnessed an unprecedented, relentless, and engaging mobilisation of our members nationwide and in the diaspora towards securing the majority popular votes for the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential ticket.

“The journey has been a worthy one with our hard-won victory. The credit goes to all our members particularly, the leaders and members of the various campaign directorates.

“We would like to express our deepest appreciation to President Muhammadu Buhari (GCFR), for his unwavering support and leadership throughout the campaign. We could not have achieved this level of success without his singlemindedness, commitment, and forthrightness.

“However, we have concluded that it is in the best interest of the campaign and its stakeholders for us to dissolve our council with immediate effect. This has become necessary to retune us towards the May 29, 2023, inauguration of the President-elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration.

“The process of transitioning into a new era of a Renewed Hope is underway and all our energies and activities must reflect the principles underlying this process.”

Commending all the council members, the council DirectorGeneral and Secretary said, “We hope that you will all continue to stay involved in Nigeria’s political process and to advocate for issues that you believe in.

“Our democracy is stronger when we all participate in the political process with patriotism. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you once again for your support, dedication, and hard work.”