Photos: Muslim Community Holds Special Prayer over Economic Hardship, Insecurity in Nigeria
The Muslim Community of Oyo State, under the spiritual leadership of Chief Imam of Ibadan Land, Sheikh Abdul-Ganiyy Abubakar Agbotomokekere, has organised a special prayer for the nation, Oyo State, and every Nigerian, praying to Allah for Nigeria to get out of this current sorry state of the economy and insecurity.
In Chief Imam’s voice,”We are imploring God to guide our leaders and help them as they strive to make things better for Nigeria. We urge Nigerians to have patience with the good efforts of President Bola Tinubu, the captain of the ship, and pray that he succeeds.
“We also admonish that when things are bad, prayer to God is the key. May God help Nigeria.
The special prayer, led by the Chief Imam of Ibadan Land, was held at the Eid praying Ground, Agodi-Gate, Ibadan, on Monday.
The prayer, which had Muslim faithful and clerics in attendance, witnessed the recitation of some selected chapters of the Holy Quran and other Islamic supplications to seek Allah’s intervention over the nation’s insecurity and economic challenges.
Addressing newsmen after the prayer, Alhaji Murisiku Siyanbade, the Secretary-General of the Muslim Community of Oyo State, said the prayer was offered for Nigerians, Oyo State, and Nigeria in general.
Siyanbade said that the prayer was to seek Allah’s divine interventions to get the country out of the current sorry state of the economy and insecurity.
“As stated by our highly revered leader, we are imploring God to guide our leaders and help them as they strive to make things better for Nigeria.
“We are also urging Nigerians to have patience with the good efforts of President Bola Tinubu, the captain of the ship, and pray that he succeeds,” Siyanbade said.
The secretary-general said that prayer is the only key that can be offered when things are bad.
Also speaking, a veteran cleric and former lecturer of the Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies at the University of Ibadan, Professor Kamil Olosho, affirmed the efficacy of prayers and citizens’ commitment to see Nigeria through.
Emphasising the hardship on many Nigerians, he, however, said the Almighty Allah was inclined to answer prayers easily during the period of Ramadan.
“We believe that the prayers offered today have been answered, and the country will begin to enjoy harmony among others by the grace of God,” Olosho said.
He, however, called on those at the helm of affairs in Nigeria to always do the right thing, saying everyone would give accounts of his or her deeds on the day of judgement.
“We will continue to appeal to a few corrupt individuals who are at the echelon of the leadership of this country to learn from those responsible ones, and I believe this prayer will make them sit up and start to do the right thing,” said Olosho.
The Alfa Agba of Ibadan Land, Dr. AbddulBari Adetunji, enjoined Muslims to always pray whenever they found themselves in difficult situations.
Adetunji, however, called on Nigerians to shun bad habits and other social vices so that their prayers would be accepted by Allah.
According to him, prayers are quickly accepted when an individual moves away from committing sins and seeks the forgiveness of God.
Among those present at the occasion are Alhaji Daud Afolabi, Oyo State Coordinator, and the and the National Council of Muslim Youth Organizations (NACOMYO), among others.
