The Olusegun Mimiko Campaign Organisation in Akure on Sunday urged Muslims to imbibe the lessons and values of Ramadan.
In a statement, Mr Kolawole Olabisi, the Director of Publicity and Media Relations of the organisation, said the core values of Ramadan included personal sacrifice, piety and self-denial.
The organisation urged Muslims to demonstrate the values at all times and not only during the Ramadan.
It urged Muslims to pray for divine healing of the nation from the wanton waste of lives and property, which had plagued the polity in recent times.
It said that unless the faithful rededicated themselves to the teachings of Prophet Mohammed all their sacrifices during the 30 days of fasting would amount to nothing.
The organisation said that piety, devotion, spirit of oneness and good neighbourliness displayed during Ramadan must continue as “we collectively pray God to take the country to greater heights.
“On behalf of Gov. Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo, we want to advise Muslims to continue to be your brother’s keeper.
“We must live in peace with our neighbours, we must imbibe, at all times, the spirit of oneness, piety, and self sacrifice that we all demonstrated during the fasting period.
“We must emulate the teachings Prophet Mohammed if all our sacrifices and fasting must make any meaning before Almighty Allah.
“We, therefore, wish all our Muslim brothers and sisters in Ondo and Nigeria, as a whole, a happy Eid- el-Fitr and pray that the Almighty Allah grants our prayers and accept our deeds,’’ the Organisation stated.
It assured the people of the state that the Mimiko administration would not rest on its oars in ensuring that the rate of rapid development in the state continued beyond Oct. 20 when the state would hold a new governorship election. (NAN)