{"id":29513,"date":"2014-07-27T18:37:29","date_gmt":"2014-07-27T17:37:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=29513"},"modified":"2014-07-27T18:37:29","modified_gmt":"2014-07-27T17:37:29","slug":"dickson-felicitates-muslims-calls-collaborative-efforts-fight-terrorism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/dickson-felicitates-muslims-calls-collaborative-efforts-fight-terrorism\/","title":{"rendered":"Dickson Felicitates With Muslims, Calls for Collaborative Efforts in the Fight Against Terrorism"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"messagecontent\">\n<div class=\"leftcol\">\n<div id=\"messagebody\">\n<div class=\"message-htmlpart\">\n<div class=\"rcmBody\">\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"y_msg_container\">\n<div id=\"yiv8681041594\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">\n<div class=\"yiv8681041594\">\n<div class=\"yiv8681041594\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"yiv8681041594\">The Bayelsa State governor, Hon.\u00a0<span id=\"yiv8681041594b91e564b-7e28-49cc-8630-051c08b99c18\" class=\"yiv8681041594GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\">Seriake<\/span>\u00a0Dickson has felicitated with Muslims nationwide on the successful completion of the 30 days Ramadan fast and the celebration of Eid-<span id=\"yiv86810415949cbbe554-9b85-4afb-850e-71a57ad73551\" class=\"yiv8681041594GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\">el<\/span>&#8211; Fitri and called on them to use the occasion to pray for the unity of the Country, especially as the nation prepares for the conduct of the 2015 general election.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"yiv8681041594\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"yiv8681041594\">Also, he called for collaborative efforts in the fight against terrorism, describing the security situation in some parts of the Country as unacceptable.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"yiv8681041594\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"yiv8681041594\">Describing Islam as a religion of peace, Hon. Dickson in his goodwill message called on the practitioners to follow the teachings of Prophet Mohammed, (SAW) that\u00a0<span id=\"yiv8681041594aec4ed45-74b8-41f3-b459-204598fcb61c\" class=\"yiv8681041594GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\">centres<\/span>\u00a0on tolerance, peace and brotherliness.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"yiv8681041594\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"yiv8681041594\">\u201cIrrespective of our religions and tribes, what should be uppermost in our minds is the unity of Nigeria since we don\u2019t have any other country to call our own. The recent killings in some parts of the Country should be jointly condemned.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"yiv8681041594\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"yiv8681041594\">The security of the Country should not be left in the hands of security operatives alone. We, all have roles to play\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"yiv8681041594\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"yiv8681041594\">Governor Dickson, who also commended\u00a0<span id=\"yiv868104159475188dc6-994b-41b1-aa33-2d705839692a\" class=\"yiv8681041594GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\">muslims<\/span>\u00a0in the State for their peaceful disposition, called for religious tolerance among the various practitioners and wished\u00a0<span id=\"yiv8681041594c5375752-236a-4f6c-9654-55779392f44b\" class=\"yiv8681041594GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\">muslims<\/span>\u00a0all over the country a happy\u00a0<span id=\"yiv86810415940faac38e-2396-48db-8673-3facff9664c4\" class=\"yiv8681041594GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\">sallah<\/span>\u00a0celebration.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"yiv8681041594\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"yiv8681041594\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"yiv8681041594\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b class=\"yiv8681041594\"><span class=\"yiv8681041594\">Daniel Iworiso-Markson<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"yiv8681041594\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"yiv8681041594\">Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Bayelsa State<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"yiv8681041594\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bayelsa State governor, Hon.\u00a0Seriake\u00a0Dickson has felicitated with Muslims nationwide on the successful completion of the 30 days Ramadan fast and the celebration of Eid-el&#8211; Fitri and called on them&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27088,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29513","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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