The President of The Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Bola Tinubu tells Nigerians during this year’s Eid El-Kabir Festival that Eld-El-Kabir is a festival of sacrifice and total obedience to Allah as exemplified in the exemplified in the exceptional action of Prophet Ibrahim.

As Nigerians join counterparts from across the world to celebrate this year’s Sallah festival, The President as asked the citizens to face their future with renewed hope and vigour. He said ‘ As we embrace the present challenges, we must face the future with vigour and renewed Hope with the confidence that our tomorrow shall be better and brighter’.

According to Ignatius Igwe of Channelstv.com, the said that there is no greater sense of duty ever recorded in history outside the ennobling example of Prophet Ibrahim in offering his only son Ismail as a sacrifice to Allah. He said the best way by which we can demostrate this example is in our conduct ourselves in relation to our fellow citizens and in our duties to our beloved country. We must imbibe and manifest those values inherent in Prophet Ibrahim’s life, namely; complete devoution to Allah , tolerance, patience, perseverance, selflessness, love and compassion.

The full speech of the President below

WE MUST MULTIPLY OUR GOOD DEEDS

I join Muslims in Nigeria and all over the world in observance of Eld-El-Kabir. We must thank Almighty Allah for the grace of to witness another Eid. As we immerse ourselves in the joy of this moment and celebrate, let us remember those who may not be as fortunate as us. Coming as the end of religious activities spanning the first ten days of the Islamic month of Dhul Hijjah, Eid-El_kabir enjoins us as Muslims to show mercy and compassion to our fellow humans.

Eld-El-Kabiris a sacrifice and total obedience to Allah as exemplified in the exceptional action of Prophet Ibrahim. There is no greater sense of duty ever recorded in history outside the ennobling example of Prophet Ibrahim in offering his only son Ismail as a sacrifice to Allah. the best way which we can demonstrate this example is in how we conduct ourselves in relation to our fellow citizens and in our duties to our our beloved country, we must imbibe and manifest those values inherent in Prophet Ibrahim’s life, namely; complete devoution to Allah, tolerance, patience, perseverance, selflessness, love and compassion. This season, let us endeavour to multiply good deeds with our kindness to our fellow Muslims and others by helping and supporting the weak and vulnerable in our communities. By so doing, we showcase the values and virtues of our faith.

At the moment, our country is going through some challenges, especially with our struggling economy and simmering security challenges. While i acknowledge all these, I want to assure you that that they are not insurmountable. I am working day and night with my team, fleshing out solutions. We have started with the decisions taken so far, to reform our economy and remove all impediments to growth. as we embrace the present challenges, we must face the future with vigour and renewed hope with the confidence that our tomorrow shall be better and brighter.

i wish you all a happy Sallah celebration

Bola Tinubu, President, Federal Republic of Nigeria

June 27,2023