Eid al-Adha: What Atiku Told Nigerians To Do

The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Atiku Abubakar has stated that sacrifice to God for the good of others is the Spirit of Eid al-Adha

The former Vice President made this known in a statement sent to Naija News on Saturday morning.

Recall that the Federal Government had declared Monday, 12th and Tuesday 13th as public holidays to celebrate Eid el-Adha.

Atiku stated that Eid al-Adha reminder to all of us to make sacrifices for the betterment of humanity.

He said: “There are happenings across the globe that tell us that the world is in dire need of love and peace. Our dear fatherland, Nigeria is currently at a crossroads.

“Tensions strew our nation and never have we been in dire need of love for our neighbour as today. Thus, my message to the nation as we celebrate Eid al-Adha s that we all have to sacrifice for the good of Nigeria.

“Everybody cannot sacrifice everything for Nigeria, but everyone can sacrifice something for her to move forward from the place of anger, bitterness, distrust and disunity.”

The Waziri of Adamawa urged Nigerians of faith to remember that God made us all Nigerians for a purpose.

“We must accept that we are not wiser than our Creator. Therefore, let us perish every thought of dividing Nigeria and focus our energies on reviving our fatherland.

“We should be willing to sacrifice for future generations of Nigerians who will not even be around to thank us.

“In my opinion, the first sacrifice we have to implement is to make Nigeria an equitable society where justice flourishes.

‘Every cry of marginalisation will be silenced when the aggrieved see that there is national assimilation,” he said.

According to Atiku, at a leadership level, we ought to make sacrifices, the most immediate being to ensure that the fundamental rights of the citizenry are respected and not repressed.

“I wish all Nigerians a happy Eid al-Adha. I wish I could be in every Nigerian home to share my Sallah feast with you and your families, but as that is not possible, permit me to send my love into all homes in this country to wish you the best today, tomorrow and forever,” he added.