This is contained in a sallah message issued by the Commissioner and was made available to newsmen today in Osogbo, the state capital.
Hon. Taiwo Akeju urged Muslim faithful to use the advantage of the spirituality of this period to offer special prayers for the whole world to overcome the challenges of the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic disease.
According to him, "Let us continue to exhibit the virtues of devotion, obedience, perseverance, love, tolerance, peace, sacrifice, forgiveness and generosity associated with the holy month of Ramadan. This way, we will become better Muslims and contribute to the betterment of the society we live in."
"Muslims and believers of the other religions should redouble their praying efforts and use the advantage of the celebration to offer special prayers to curb the scourge of the coronavirus pandemic for the world to get over it.
"As we all know that this is a period of sober reflection, renewal of faith and expression of thanksgiving to the Almighty Allah for a successful completion of the holy month of Ramadan, special privileged citizens in the society should endeavors to extend their kind gestures to the needy and less privileged people in the society."
Akeju also urged the people of the state to continue to support and join hands with the people's Governor Gboyega Oyetola, for everyone to have reason to be happy by seeing progressive developmental projects in all nooks and crannies of the state in no distant time.
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