Buhari urges Muslims in the country to exercise patience and tolerance as Ramadan begins

President Muhammadu Buhari has sent out a message to celebrate the beginning of Ramadan, The Muslims Holy month that will  mark the commencement of thirty days of fasting

The president in his message to the Nation prayed to Allah to accept our sacrifices and increase the unity, solidarity, peace, and prosperity of the nation.

He urged Muslims in the country to exercise patience and tolerance and reject voices that seek to divide the nation.

He also urged all citizens to show compassion to the millions of the less endowed and remember those that have been displaced by conflict in their charity and prayers in this important period.

The Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, also relayed his Ramadan message, urging the Muslims to remember the country in their prayers.

He also enjoins the Muslims to show peace, love, and generosity.

“I urge us to remember our dear country in our prayers as we seek to overcome the challenges we are facing as a nation.

“This is in the realization that Allah is the Almighty, kind and greater than all human problems.

“I enjoin us to stress the importance of peace, love, generosity and unity in our teachings during this sacred period.

“We should also not let down our guards in the observance of COVID-19 non-pharmaceutical protocols in our spiritual and other activities during the Holy Month,” Lawan said.

The Senate President wished the Muslim Ummah a blissful Ramadan.