Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, has advised Muslims to use the holy month of Ramadan as a great opportunity for seeking forgiveness and getting closer to God through Worship (Ibadah) and good deeds during this period.
In his message to mark the beginning of the 30 days fasting period contained in a statement by his Special Media Assistant, Mr Garba Shehu, the President said the month of Ramadan was a time of spiritual reawakening which demanded not only abstention from food and drinks, but also all wrongdoing in their lives.
The President said he was always disturbed “when people seek to make brisk profits by hiking food prices as soon as the month of Ramadan starts”.
He called on Muslim traders, businessmen and women, civil servants and political office holders to use the month of Ramadan to seek forgiveness of God by abandoning wrong practices for personal gains at the expense of others.
According to the President, a religion should serve as a moral restraint from bad practices, regretting that those stealing national resources were merely paying lip service to religion.
He advised that anybody holding position of trust should primarily remember that they would be accountable one day either on earth or the hereafter.
