His Royal Highness the Maigari of Lokoja, Alhaji Ibrahim Gambo Kabir Maikarfi 1V, has congratulated Muslim ummah on the occasion of this year edil- Adha.
This was contained in a massege he sent via a statement made available to Newsmen in Lokoja on Saturday.
The royal father who congratulated Muslims for witnessing another Eidel-Adha which is the festival of sacrifice, called on his subjects to emulate Prophet Ibrahim (As)
The statement reads in part:
“On this occasion of Eid-ul-Adha, I urge all of you to rise above personal, group, sectarian and other interests, and to promote harmony peace and tolerance in dealing with one another at all times.
“We must imbibe this lesson and make it a duty to sacrifice for others and to always remember those who are less fortunate than ourselves. Selfishness, greed and disunity have no place in our lives and in our dealings with one another.”
Kabir maintained further that; “Eid-ul-Adha offers an opportunity to remember the submission of Prophet Ibrahim Alaihis-Salam to Allah, by which he taught the world the value of sacrifice in relating with one another.”
