The Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Monday stated that Nigeria will only grow when citizens embrace peace, unity and fairness.
He urged Nigerians to put aside ethnic, religious and political differences and seek ways to better the country.
Ambode, was speaking in his Eid-el-Fitri message where he called on Muslims to love, tolerate, forgive one another which he noted characterise the period of the holy month.
The message was contained in a release by his Chief Press Secretary, Habib Aruna, where the Governor tasked Muslim faithful on brotherly love and harmonious co-existence.
He said, “As we celebrate this auspicious occasion, therefore, let us renew our faith in our nation and implore the Almighty God to restore to us those values that place high premium on human life, love of neighbour and sharing even as we ventilate our faith in the unity of our dear country and the possibility of her taking her rightful place in the comity of nations.
“In this all important crusade to rescue our dear country from socio-economic as well as political quagmire, let us all continue to demonstrate those sterling virtues of harmonious and peaceful co-existence as well as willingness to serve in this melting pot of cultures where the multi-ethnic and multi-religious nature of our country is turned into a source of strength.
“With your demonstration of love for your neighbour and the willingness to serve, our State has continued to be a model of what patriotic Nigerians will want our dear country to be.
“When peace reigns in the land, we can achieve whatever it is that we want to achieve. Infrastructural development can only be carried out in an atmosphere of peace and respect for our political and ethnic differences.”
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