The Yobe state governor, Mai Mala Buni, has urged the people of the state to use the Eid-el-Kabir occasion to pray for the state and country.
The governor, in his Sallah message to the people on Monday said, “the peace, security and prosperity of the country is paramount to every citizen.
“We should therefore intensify prayers for our leaders to be guided aright for increased peace, security, and prosperity of our dear country.”
He charged the people of the state and the North-east mmitment to fight insecurity. He should be supported and encouraged to succeed, “Governor Buni said.
He urged the people to promote the virtues of peaceful coexistence, love, and sacrifice being lessons of the Eid.
“These virtues should go beyond the Sallah season for us to build a peaceful, strong, and united country,” Buni said.
The governor commended the security agencies for their commitment to ensuring peace reigns across the state.
He also appreciated the people for their resilience in rebuilding their communities and recovering their means of livelihood.
“As the rainy season commences, we should engage in agriculture to produce our food needs.
“Our administration would soon launch a massive agricultural revolution to make agriculture attractive, productive, and profitable to meet our food requirement and export others for economic development,” he said.
