…Prays for end to insecurity, hardship
Damilola Ajibola
As Muslims across the world celebrate this year’s Eid-el-Fitr festival, the Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Senator Lawal Adamu Usman has enjoined all faithful in his constituency, Kaduna State and all over Nigeria to use the occasion of the Sallah to pray for an end to the perennial insecurity, hardship and economic challenges confronting the country.
The lawmaker, popularly called Senator LA by his constituents, also admonished Muslims to use the occasion of this year’s Sallah celebrations to pray for the country and its leaders at all levels for Allah to grant them the knowledge, wisdom and the will to effectively address the various challenges confronting all citizens.
Senator Usman stated these in a statement on Sunday in Kaduna on the occasion of this year’s Eid-el-Fitr festival marking the end of the yearly Ramadan fasting period.
Extending his warmest regards to Muslims in his constituency, Kaduna State and Nigeria as a whole, Senator Usman, who also doubles as the Senate Committee Chairman on Education (Basic and Secondary) and Vice Chairman, Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and Financial Matters, noted that offering these prayers for the nation’s leaders at this time was auspicious as the supplications and prayers of the faithful, who had just completed the 30-day spiritual journey of the Ramadan fasting period, stood the greater chance of being accepted and answered by Allah.
He stressed that Nigeria and her leaders required all the prayers of the faithful to enable them to succeed in tackling the various challenges confronting the people and the country.
Senator Usman said, “On this auspicious occasion of the 2025 Eid-el-Fitr, I want to enjoin the Muslim ummah to use this period of the Sallah celebrations to pray for an end to insecurity, hardship and economic challenges in our various communities and the country as a whole.
“I also enjoin all Muslims to use the occasion of this year’s Sallah to pray for Nigeria and her leaders at all levels for Allah to grant them the knowledge, wisdom and the willpower to address all these challenges confronting the country.”
He added, “On this joyous occasion of the 2025 Eid-el-Fitr celebrations, I extend warm greetings to the entire Muslim Ummah in Kaduna Central, all over Nigeria and across the world.
“As Muslims, in the past 30 days, we have all lived a life of self-denial, refrained from negative behaviours and conducts as well other acts contradictory to the teachings of Islam, as enjoined by the Holy Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). As we all know, Ramadan is that period when all Muslims come closer to Allah through diverse acts of worship such as almsgiving, recitation of the Holy Qur’an, offering of prayers at night and pleading for the forgiveness of sins. This full month of spiritual lessons that the Ramadan period presents, gives us, as Muslims, the opportunity to resolve to live in accordance with the consecrated tenets of Islam.”
The lawmaker however enjoined all Muslims not to misconstrue the end of the Ramadan period as a signal for a closure to all the virtues such as charity, good neighbourliness and tolerance, which had been the hallmarks of their private and public lives in the past 30 days.
He stressed that they should all continue to reflect and exhibit in their relationships and daily dealings with other Nigerians the various virtues such as kindness, honesty, tolerance and forgiveness.
Senator Usman also advised Muslims to continue to live peacefully with other Nigerians by emulating the Holy Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), who lived peacefully with the adherents of other religions in Madina.
He charged them to eschew conducts that could instigate communal and religious conflicts.
He said the lessons in the understanding exhibited by Muslims in inviting people of the other faiths to break the fast with them during the fasting period to promote national peace and cohesion should be sustained beyond the Ramadan to further cement a harmonious religious atmosphere and national unity.
Senator Usman added, “Having faithfully observed and fulfilled the rites in the Holy month of Ramadan, we must continue to cherish that spirit of togetherness and gratitude while reflecting on Almighty Allah’s blessings as we transmit and exhibit the lessons of compassion and empathy in our daily dealings with others.
“I pray that the spirit of Ramadan inspires us all, as Muslims, to shower kindness, lift up the needy and strengthen that bond of togetherness and brotherhood in all our communities. I wish my good people of Kaduna Central Senatorial District, the entire people of Kaduna State and all Nigerians Barka da Sallah.”
Senator Usman further charged all Nigerians to eschew the selfish promotion of personal, group, sectarian and other interests, and rather promote harmony and tolerance in their relationships with other citizens at all times.
He admonished Muslims to imbibe the lessons of the Ramadan period and to always remember those who are less fortunate than themselves, adding, “Selfishness, greed and corruption should not be tolerated in our relationships with one another.”
He assured his Kaduna Central Senatorial District constituents that he would continue to use the mandate they willingly gave him to represent them in the 10th National Assembly to continue to implement beneficial programmes and projects for the common good of all the people all over the senatorial district.
“My pledge is to continue to work assiduously to make life better for all the good people of Kaduna Central Senatorial District and practically alleviate the suffering of
the less privileged, too,” he said.
He also assured that he’ll continue to make the efforts to increase the access of all the people of Kaduna Central Senatorial District to the basic necessities of life and the real dividends of democracy.
Senator Usman charged his constituents to continue to support him in his efforts to better their lot and take Kaduna Central to greater heights through the delivery of the real dividends of democracy.
