Vice-President Namadi Sambo
Vice
President Namadi Sambo has called on Nigerians to embrace peace. Sambo
joined Muslim faithful at the National Mosque, Abuja for a special
prayer session in commemoration of the nation’s 53rd Independence
anniversary.
A statement by his spokesman, Umar Sani,
said the Vice President called on all Nigerians to be their brothers’
keepers and live in peace and harmony with one another.
He joined other faithful to pray for
President Goodluck Jonathan and other leaders in the country for the
wisdom and strength to pilot the affairs of the nation in the right
path.
This, he explained, is the only way the nation can witness peace and development.
“I pray to Allah (SWT) to continue to
protect our leader, protect our president, to continue to guide him and
also to allow peace to reign in Nigeria, to continue to give our leaders
the wisdom and the strength to put Nigeria in the right path of
progress and development, for all Nigerians to be our brothers’ keeper,”
Sambo was quoted as saying.
Earlier, the Imam of the mosque, Sheikh
Shehu Onidewura, extolled the virtues of the nation’s founding fathers
whom, he said, despite the challenges of their time, were able to
weather the storm by entrenching peace and unity in the country.
He prayed for the prosperity of Nigeria in peace and harmony.
He decried the insecurity being witnessed in some parts of the country and prayed for an end to the carnage.
Dignitaries who joined Sambo at the
service included Governor Tanko Al-Makura of Nassarawa State; Governor
Ibrahim Geidam of Yobe State; Etsu Nupe, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar; Chief
of Defence Staff, Ola Ibrahim; and the Inspector-General of Police,
Mohammed Abubakar.
Others were the Minister of Federal
Capital Territory, Senator Bala Mohammed; Minister of Special Duties,
Tanimu Turaki; and Minister of State Finance, Dr. Yarima Ngama,
amongst others.
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