As millions of Muslims the world over conclude the month long fasting religious observance, Senator Solomon Adeola (APC, Lagos West) the chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance has congratulated Islamic religion adherents on the successful conclusion of the tasking and spiritually purifying exercise.
In his Eid el Fitri message to his Muslim constituents and other Nigerians, Senator Adeola prayed that Almighty Allah will answer the supplications of adherents as presented in the month of Ramadan including speedy resolution on the COVID-19 pandemic.
He added that it is his hope that the spiritual lessons of Ramadan and the injunctions of Holy Prophet Mohammed on self-denial, love, peaceful co-existence, fairness and justice will continue in their daily lives.
The senator called on Muslims and other Nigerians to continue the observance of all precautionary protocols against COVID-19 plague ravaging the world at this time as well as pray against incessant killings across the land, even in this times, stressing that the religion of Islam is a religion of obedience, peace and love of Allah and fellow human beings.
Adeola also urged Muslims to continue in all the pious and righteous ways associated with the Ramadan adding that going forward in an era of pandemic, their watchword should be obedience to lawful orders, tolerance and peaceful co-existence as government attempt to find solutions to myriads of economic and societal problems.