Eid-El-Kabir: Yar’Adua calls for hard work, sacrifice - Nigeria Daily News

In the spirit of Eid-el-Kabir, President Umaru Yar’Adua on Wednesday challenged all Nigerians to make sacrifices and work hard for the growth and development of the country so that the present and future generations would be free from poverty, disease, want and misery.

He threw the challenge in Abuja when he received a delegation of Muslims, led by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Ambassador Babagana Kingibe, which paid him Sallah homage, in his residence, saying Nigerians needed to “serve God by serving fellow citizens and applying their talents and skills.”

“We as a nation have the strength and capacity to make our nation great and a better place for future generations, where the issues of poverty, disease, want and misery will be a thing of the past if only we work hard and make great sacrifices,” he stated.

Describing Sallah as a day of worship to God and for self-examination, the president emphasised the need for sacrifice, soul searching and rededication to the service of mankind in order that God and humanity would be better served.
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