The Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has called for peace and unity among Nigerians, following the annual fasting of the Muslims, Ramadan.
This was revealed in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, following an interview with State House correspondents and the Vice President.
Akande quoted Osinbajo as saying that Ramadan period should be seen as a time of rededication to the higher values and virtues of love, kindness, generosity.
According to the statement, the Vice President said that, “I would like to express special greetings to our Muslim brothers and sisters who have begun the Ramadan fast”. “This is not merely a season of abstinence from food, drink, and worldly pleasures”.
The statement added that, “It is a time of rededication to the higher values and virtues of love, kindness, generosity, and consideration for others regardless of faith or ethnicity”.
Osinbajo also reportedly said, “In particular for our nation, we must recommit ourselves now and in the future to the advancement of the unity, brotherhood, and peace in Nigeria”.
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