The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, said, yesterday, that Sallah to mark the end of Ramadan fast is today after the new moon was sighted in parts of the country, including Borno, Yobe and Adamawa. The Sultan, therefore, asked Muslims all over Nigeria to cease to fast as it is not permitted to fast on Sallah day. Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari sent a Sallah message, last night,congratulating Nigerians while cautioning against reckless statements or actions. Senate President Bukola Saraki, several state governors, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, among others, sued for unity and peace on the occasion of the Sallah celebration. Buhari congratulated Muslims and Christians on the occasion of the Eid-el-Fitr, urging all citizens to resolve to live in peace and avoid making reckless statements. The President in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, urged Nigerians to live together in peace and unity so as to make the country a great one. President Muhammadu Buhari Saraki, in his message, urged all Nigerians and Muslims to imbibe the spirit of tolerance, peace, patriotism and love for one another as a way of building a strong and united nation, just as he reiterated his call on Nigerians to continue to pray for the quick recovery of President Buhari. The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, called on the Muslim Ummah to sustain the virtues of endurance, discipline, and love imbibed during the holy month of Ramadan. In his message, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu asked those calling for violence or issuing quit notice to other Nigerians to leave their areas to desist from such. The statement, issued by Tinubu Media Office and signed by his Media Adviser, Tunde Rahman, was entitled “Eid-el-Fitri Message: The Spirit, Strength of Our Diversity”.Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State urged Nigerians to embrace the virtues of tolerance, unity and cooperation regardless of ethnic, religious or social status.
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