Imam Abdul-Azeez Onike, National Missioner of the Nasrul-Lahi-l-Fathi Society (NASFAT), has declared that the outcome of the 2023 elections fulfilled the prayers of many Nigerians, asking the President-elect to be quick in mending the nation’s wounds.
According to him, many people expected the country to disintegrate based on the rate at which people banged the war drums in the run-up to the elections.
Onike mentioned this in his speech immediately after the two-rakat Eid prayers at the NASFAT Islamic Centre, Asese on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
Anyone who feel offended or shortchanged by the election results should consider legal action rather than setting the country on fire, he urged.
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He stated that the national interest and tranquilly of the country should come first.
He stated that those elected President, governors, and lawmakers were chosen by God’s will, and that those who lost should embrace peace.
“Let us allow peace to prevail, and if you feel offended or shortchanged, go to court,” he urged. We urge everyone to embrace peace and not to oppose Allah’s will.”
Onike highlighted that those who sounded the war drums and stoked the flames of racial and religious intolerance were disappointed by the election’s calm conclusion.
“We stand to gain nothing by fostering religious or ethnic intolerance.” Muslims and non-Muslims may cohabit peacefully in this country.
“Before to the election, certain people were playing the war drums, but Allah did not allow their plot to come to fruition.” “They campaigned on ethnicity and religion,” Onike remarked.
He asked the President-elect to work quickly to heal the country’s wounds, lead an all-inclusive administration, and unify all parts of the country.
He stated that NASFAT has taken it upon itself “to consistently pray for the President-elect,” asking Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to pick “capable, truthful, and like-minded persons” to posts.
He noted that the choice of Ministers, advisers, and so on may make or break the next administration’s ambitions, using an Arab proverb: “Pick the buddy before (choosing) the route.”
The Chief Missioner also urged the President-elect to make concerted efforts to mend the scars, saying that “never again should Nigerians allow divisive tendencies to be seeded into Nigerian politics.” We have always been identified by religious tolerance, and divide and rule techniques are not in our vocabulary.”
He also exhorted Muslims to continue doing good actions and avoiding vices like they did throughout Ramadan.
Onike asked Muslim faithful to embrace the spirit of Eid-ul-Fitr by thanking Allah for a fruitful Ramadan and exhibiting togetherness.
