President Buhari said if everyone puts the teachings of their religions into practice, the evils afflicting the country would have been solved.
President
Muhammadu Buhari on Friday stated that some office holders divert public funds.
The
Nigerian leader also vowed to make life bearable for the citizens.
Buhari
gave the assurance his Eid-el Kabir message, urging the people to live humbly.
He noted
that religion shouldn’t just be used as a mere badge of identity, but as a
motivator for doing good.
“The
stealing of public funds by civil servants and other holders of public trust is
a reflection of the abandonment of the teachings of our religions.”
“People
display external religiosity without fear of God; they make life difficult for
others; money becomes their god.
“Leaders
abandon their oaths of office by taking money meant for the welfare of the
people and divert it to their private pockets”, he said.
The President
congratulated Muslim faithful in Nigeria and across the world.
He advised
them to promote the good virtues of Islam through personal examples and
practice.
“Muslims
should avoid association with violent extremist ideas that have wrongly given
Islam a negative image or poor perception”, he added.
On
insecurity and cost of living, Buhari promised : “I won’t rest until I bring
relief to Nigerians.”
He assured
that the government was aware of the difficulties people are facing and working
to resolve them.
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