President Bola Tinubu urged Nigerians to have faith in God so that the country might experience peace, stability, and prosperity on Wednesday in Lagos.
Speaking to reporters after attending Eid-el-Kabir prayers at the Dodan Barracks prayer site, President Tinubu emphasized the importance of unity and collaboration, urging Nigerians to put aside ethnic and religious differences.
The President remarked, while emphasizing that Allah would not load the country with what it could not take, ”I thank Almighty Allah for keeping us in good health till today and pray to Him to grant us robust health and prosperity.
“May our sacrifices turn to prosperity. We have to make the sacrifices and that is clear, we have to.
”But Allah will not give you a burden that you cannot carry. He is there for us. We must have faith in the country.
“Have faith in ourselves, believing that as citizens of this country, we must join hands to build the nation.
”No religious identity, no tribal identity, let us live with one another in joy and prosperity. Nigeria will see peace, stability and God will grant peace to those of us at the warfront.”
According to his media aide, Dele Alake, the President also used the opportunity to pray for Nigerian troops on the frontlines of the insurgency war, adding it is his and the nation’s genuine desire that they triumph.