Eid-el-Fitr: PDP Felicitates With Nigerians, Tasks Leaders on Sacrifice, Transparency

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on Nigerian leaders to bring to bear, the lessons of Ramadan by living in truth, selflessness, tolerance, forbearance, honesty and transparency in all their dealings.

The PDP in a statement of felicitation with Muslims on this year’s Eid-el-fitr celebrations, issued on Saturday, also tasked all Nigerians to exhibit the virtues imbibed during the Ramadan fast in all aspects of life.

According to the statement, the fervent prayers and the successful completion of the Ramadan fast, is a pointer to the determination of the people and their ardent trust in God “to overcome the vicissitudes of life both as individuals and as a nation, particularly as we battle the COVID-19 pandemic.”

Leaders, the statement continued, must bear in mind that the positions they occupy were bestowed by the “Almighty Allah” for the good of the people, adding that they “will surely give account of their actions, particularly towards the down-trodden, the oppressed and the voiceless.”

The statement reads further: “Furthermore, our party beckons on all Nigerians to jettison all divisive tendencies that stoke acts of violence, and rekindle the spirit of love, forgiveness, reconciliation and unity needed to pull our nation out of the woods.

“The PDP urges all citizens to use the occasion to reach out and share with one another especially the less privilege and the sick, orphans, widows and the aged at this critical time.

“The party also called on Nigerians not to drop their guards during this festive period but remain alert in observing all health safety and protection directives in the collective effort to check the spread of COVID-19 pandemic, which it said would soon be a thing of the past in our nation.

“The PDP prayed for the nation and wished Nigerians happy Eid-el-Fitr celebrations.”