Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has r called for religious tolerance among all ethnic groups in the country and obedience to laws aimed at achieving orderliness in the society.
Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri made the call in a statement signed by his chief press secretary, Humwashi Wonosikou and made available to newsmen in yola the state capital.
According to the statement, as Muslims across the World commence the 2024 Ramadan fast, Governor Fintiri urged the Ummah to put the fear of Allah in all their dealings and prayed that Allah will use the commencement of the Ramadan period to put a stop to the violence and untoward events being witnessed in some parts of the country, adding that the period of abstinence calls for behavioural change.
Governor Fintiri also expressed appreciation to Almighty Allah who has counted all those alive worthy to participate in another Ramadan fasting period.
while praying for a successful Ramadan period, the governor said when a Muslim observes fasting, he becomes compassionate about his fellow beings.
Ahmadu Fintiri apart from Ramadan being a period of abstinence, it should also be a period of moderation and shunning of those things that are unlawful.
He noted that Ramadan has multiple benefits such as education and elimination of lack of knowledge, and each time people listen to sermons and messages during Ramadan, their horizon is widened and could be used to solve many of the society’s problems.
While urging the Ummah to offer Zakat during Ramadan, he added that it equally provides an opportunity to eliminate lack.
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