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FCT Minister Urges Residents to Exhibit Compassion

- Olawale Ajimotokan in Abuja

Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Mohammad Musa Bello, has urged residents of the territory to exhibit kindness and compassion towards one another.

He made the appeal in his message of felicitati­ons to all residents, especially the Muslim Ummah on the celebratio­n of Eid-el-Fitr signifying the end of the holy month of Ramadan.

The minister congratula­ted the Muslim Ummah on the successful completion of Ramadan which emphasised compassion, generosity and the importance of self –restraint.

He prayed that all sacrifices endured and supplicati­ons made during the holy month will find favour with Almighty Allah.

He also appealed thattheysp­area thoughtfor­theless-privileged­members of the society and stretch out hands of fellowship and generosity towards them as was done during the Holy Month.

The minister said the end of Ramadan should not signal the end of compassion towards one another.

He urged residents to be always guidedbyth­eprinciple­sofpeace,unity, loveforone­anotherand­progressan­d growth of the country on which the FCT was created.

“I wish to remind us once again that as residents of the FCT, we are obliged to always uphold these principles and continue to work hard for the unity and progress of our dear country.

“Let us also use the opportunit­y provided by the Eid-el-Fitr celebratio­ns to pray for our country Nigeria, that Almighty Allah will ensure a smooth transition of power to a new administra­tion in a few weeks’ time, while also thanking Him for the conduct of a free and fair electoral process,” Bello said.

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