Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has urged Nigerians, especially Muslim faithful to use the Eid-el-Fitr to pray for the country to overcome its challenges.
The speaker made this known in a statement released on Tuesday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Lanre Lasisi, in Abuja.
He said after supplications during the month of Ramadan, it was incumbent on the Muslims to pray to the Almighty Allah to restore peace in the country.
“Nigeria is confronted with challenges at the moment, this is why as citizens, we should pray to our creator for solutions.
“I congratulate Nigerian Muslims on the successful completion of fasting in the Holy Month of Ramadan, and pray that Allah accepts their acts of ibadah during the period,” he said.
Those who are saddled with the responsibility of securing the lives and properties of Nigerians are no longer secured in some parts of the country, particularly the South-East and parts of South-South.
The joint security operatives in the two geopolitical zones have in recent time witnessed attacks in several security formations, making residents vulnerable to attacks by criminal elements.
DAILY POST recalls that there have been series of attacks on security personnel and public facilities in the regions, particularly Imo State in the South-East.
More worrisome is the unprecedented attacks on security operatives in Akwa Ibom and Rivers State a few days ago that led to the death of about 12 police officers who were on duty.
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The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Director-General, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim, has advised Corps Members to acquaint themselves with the criteria for the conferment of the President’s NYSC Honours Award.
He gave the advice during his visits to the Orientation Camps in Nasarawa and Benue States.
Ibrahim stressed that potential award winners must have excelled in all the Cardinal Programmes of the Scheme, namely: Orientation, Primary Assignment, Community Development Service and Winding-up/Passing-Out programme.
He added that in the course of carrying out the assessment of Corps Members, which began right from the Orientation Camp, the relevant officers of the Scheme and Corps Employers also looked out for qualities such as hard work, team spirit, resilience, drive and determination as well innovativeness.