Alhaji Jibrin Yusuf-Danladi, the Chief Imam of Nasarawa Eggon Local Government Eid Ground in Nasarawa State, has urged the nation’s youths to embrace skill acquisition and agriculture.
Yusuf-Danladi made the call on Monday, while presiding over the Eid-el- Fitri prayers in Nasarawa Eggon.
He said that the call became necessary, considering the increasing rate of unemployment in the country.
According to him, learning a skill and engaging in agriculture will enable them to become self-reliant and tackle the social vices in society.
He urged the Muslim faithful and other Nigerians to use the period of sallah to pray for the unity, peace, progress and development of the country
“I want the youths to learn skills and embrace farming so that their standard of living will improve and social ills in society reduced.
“The lessons of love, peace, sacrifice, tolerance and unity, among others, learnt during the Ramadan should be sustained,” he said.
He urged the Muslim faithful and other Nigerians to use the period of sallah to pray for the unity, peace, progress and development of the country.
The clergyman thanked Nigerians for their generosity, especially in assisting the less privileged with food and money, among other items and prayed God to bless them abundantly.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr Yakubu Lawal, has congratulated the Muslim faithful on their successful completion of Ramadan.
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In a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lafia, Lawal admonished them to uphold the lessons of the Ramadan in the interest of the peace and overall development of the country.
He also urged the people of Nasarawa Eggon and residents of the state to continue to support Gov. Abdullahi Sule’s adminisitration to succeed.
Eid-el-Fitr: Islamic cleric urges youths to embrace skill acquisition, agriculture
