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Ramadan: We must support ourselves more – APC

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Jimi Anjolaoluwa – Abuja

As this year’s holy month of Ramadan commences, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)has urged all Muslim faithful in the country to use the period to lend support to one another in the spirit of the month.

This was contained is a statement signed by the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu in Abuja on Thursday.

Congratulating the Muslim Ummah in the country and across the world for witnessing this holy month, the governing party said it was incumbent on all faithful to use the period to support and pull ourselves along.

The party noted that Ramadan was significant for Muslims worldwide as a period of fasting, prayer, reflection, dedication to worship, and offering supports to the less privileged.

It however pointed out that this year’s Ramadan was coming at a most crucial and challenging time in the world’s history, due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic ravaging almost every nation on earth.

“As a governing party, we understand the difficulty the pandemic has brought to our people and particularly, the challenges Nigerians are bound to face during this period of fasting. Therefore, as President Muhammadu Buhari administration continues to scale up on the palliates and expand the scope of supports for the different segments of the population and businesses, it is incumbent on all of us to pull ourselves along during this difficult period.

“While a lot has been achieved by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), state governments, humanitarian services, development partners, medical services, private individuals, organisations and other relevant authorities in our collective efforts to halt further spread of the Coronavirus and provide palliatives to the vulnerable to cushion the effect of the lockdown, much more still needs to be done”.

The party stressed the need for the people to continue to adhere strictly to the directives of the NCDC by maintaining hygiene through regular washing of hands, keeping social distance and staying at home to prevent further spread of this deadly virus.

The party also called on Muslim leaders and adherents of the faith to use this period of Ramadan to pray for the country and the President Muhammadu Buhari-led APC government in his efforts at complementing the global efforts to kick out the Coronavirus.
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