Governor Yahaya urges prayers for peace, harmony
Gombe State Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has called on Nigerians to intensify prayers for peace and harmony in the state and the nation.
He made the call during a Ramadan tafsir session he attended at the Juma’at Mosque of the Federal Teaching Hospital Gombe, conducted by Sheikh Adamu Muhammad Dokoro.
Yahaya said considering the spate of insecurity in different parts of the country, Nigeria, at this point, needed nothing more than consistent prayers across all faiths.
He decried the rising cases of insecurity characterized by kidnappings, cattle rustling, banditry and insurgency which he described as threats to peaceful coexistence and harmony among the citizenry.
According to him, prayers for nation’s stability are what Nigeria requires at the moment.
The governor also urged the youth in the state to complement government’s effort by ensuring proper utilization of the various empowerment programmes and interventions for their benefit and that of the society.
He identified unemployment one of the factors responsible for the current spate of the insecurity in the nation.
“As leaders, we also need prayers from the people for Allah’s guidance in running the affairs of government because as humans, we have our own shortcomings, but with your prayers and Allah’s guidance, we shall insha Allah remain on course to deliver the goods,” he said.
The governor was also at the Bolari Izala Mosque where he attended the tafsir session conducted by Sheikh Usman Isah Taliyawa.
Yahaya delivered same message of peace and unity and solicited prayers for the nation and its leadership.
Earlier in their separate tafsirs, Sheikhs Muhammad Adamu Dokoro and Usman Isah Taliyawa admonished the ummah on the essence of prayers for peace and unity in the society, urging them to utilize the holy month of Ramadan, especially the last ten days, to pray for peace in Gombe State and the nation at large.