CAN Urges Muslims to Pray, Work for Peace and the Unity of Nigeria

As Muslims in Ni­geria join their counterparts the world over to mark this year’s Eid-el Kabir, the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. (Dr) Samson Olasupo Ayokunle, has called on them to continue to pray for peace, uni­ty and progress of the country.

His Sallah message on Sunday reads in part: “The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. (Dr) Samson Olasupo Ayokunle, on behalf of all Christians in the nation, felicitates with the President and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excel­lency, Muhammadu Buhari (GCFR), the Sultan of Sokoto, Al­haji Muhammed Sa’ad Abubakar and all Mus­lims in Nigeria over the celebration of this year’s Eid-el-Kabir.

“Let us seize this op­portunity to pray for peace, unity and prog­ress of our fatherland, President Buhari and the government of the day to be able to lead us to better days ahead. We should also seize the opportunity to share the love of God with one another and be at peace with one another.

“We pray that the joy of the celebration shall endure for you all. May the spirit of the season enlarge your capacity to treasure our relation­ships and secure for us all a prosperous, safe and more secured Nige­ria founded on love and sacrifice”.

He further urged them to look unto God for provisions despite the economic recession.

“Though we are in a trying time economi­cally in Nigeria, you must all have the trust that the same God that provided a ram for Abraham in the barren desert is going to pro­vide for you and meet all your needs, not only in this time of celebra­tion but beyond.

“If you cannot afford to celebrate with what you desire this year, trust God that next year would be better. May a better Nigeria where things work well as we have in the developed nations be experienced by all of us.”