Imo State governor, Hope Uzodimma, has donated 600 bags of rice and five cows to Muslims in the state to mark Eid-el-Kabir. The donation, which took place, yesterday, at Government House, Owerri, was handed over by Secretary to the State Government, Cosmas Iwu.
He admonished Muslims to pray fervently for peace, unity, love, prosperity, stability and security. According to him, there is no better time to pray for Nigeria than now when the country is being threatened by security breaches and crimes.
In his speech, the head, Muslim community in the state, Sariki Hassan Awwal Baba Sule, said the occasion gives them a chance to be close to all and especially their Maker. The Chief Imam, 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Enugu, Col. Isah Sadiq, meanwhile, has urged children to obey their parents to attract Allah’s blessings on their future.
He said obedience is a debt children owe their parents. He described it as the only path to attracting Allah’s blessings and progress.He said: “Goodness to one’s parents is a virtue every child must learn and imbibe to be uplifted to greatness by Almighty Allah. Children must learn from the obedience and submissiveness of Ismail, the son of Prophet Ibrahim, to his father, Prophet Ibrahim, in the course of the sacrifice as written in the Holy Quran.
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