Di Vice-Chancellor of Emmanuel Alayande University of Education, Oyo, Prof. Olanrewaju Olaniyan, don felicitate Muslim faithful and members of di university community for di occasion of di 2026 Eid-el-Kabir celebration.
Olaniyan describe Eid-el-Kabir as festival wey symbolise sacrifice, love, obedience and total submission to di will of Almighty Allah.
For statement wey di institution’s Media and Public Relations Officer, ’Wale Adeoye, release, di Vice-Chancellor wish di Muslim Ummah peaceful Eid-el-Kabir celebration wey dey filled with Allah’s blessings, mercy and benevolence.
According to di renowned economist, di celebration reflect God’s special love for mankind as e dey demonstrated for di replacement of Prophet Ibrahim’s son, Ishmail, with ram for sacrifice.
“Eid-el-Kabir festival is highly symbolic to Muslim faithful. E dey show di special love of Almighty Allah to mankind as e dey reflected for di replacement of Ishmail, Prophet Ibrahim’s son, with ram for sacrifice. There is no less way of giving us love and peace dan dis and we must always give thanks to God Almighty,” e yarn.
Di Vice-Chancellor urge Muslims to use di period to offer prayers against di worsening insecurity challenges wey dey face di country and seek divine intervention for lasting peace and stability for Nigeria.
E also appeal to members of di university community to continue to support im administration for im efforts to reposition di institution for greater academic excellence and national relevance.
“I urge our Islamic faithful to, for di spirit of di Eid-el-Kabir festival, join and pray for our administration as we jointly put di university on di right track. We no fit do am alone but with di support of di entire workforce of di university,” e tok.
“With our collective support, I dey sure our institution go set good pace among oda universities for di country. May Almighty Allah accept our celebrations as act of ibadah during di Eid-el-Kabir.”
Olaniyan furda call on members of di university community to rededicate demsef to di growth and progress of di institution, while also praying for peace and development for Oyo State under di leadership of Governor Seyi Makinde.
For anoda development, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu don yarn say ethnic divisions and hatred no get place for Nigeria’s quest for unity and progress.
Tinubu, wey bin answer questions from reporters afta e observe Eid-el-Kabir prayers at Dodan Barracks for Lagos, advise Nigerians to dey tolerant, generous, and united to build greater Nigeria.
E also encourage citizens to use di sacred celebration to strengthen bonds of love and humanity, saying say Eid-el-Kabir should serve as reminder of di enduring values of obedience, compassion, and total submission to di will of Allah, as e dey exemplified by Prophet Ibrahim.
Im comments dey contained for statement by im Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
“We thank Almighty Allah for making us witness anoda year of Eid-el-Kabir. We thank am for im mercy, and we must learn from dis season’s lessons, namely, showing love to one anoda. No discrimination, no ethnicity, no hatred; we should share love and be generous to one anoda for way wey go reflect di values of our country and humanity,” di President yarn.
Tinubu emphasise say Nigeria’s strength dey for im diversity and shared humanity, e insist say differences for ethnicity, religion and politics no should ever supersede di nation’s collective aspirations for peace, development and prosperity.
“E dey essential say we should dey very tolerant and obedient to di wishes of Allah and di rule of law, which must guide our society,” e add.
Tinubu, wey also call on Nigerians to support di less privileged and to reflect on di sanctity of human life, condemn banditry and violence.
“Nowhere for di holy teachings e dey say make you engage for banditry or take human life. Di sacrifice we dey yarn about, even from di beginning of life, where we take dese lessons, e dey teach us say pikin bin replaced with animal. Dat na di value wey dey placed on human life,” di President yarn.
E bin join for di prayer ground by Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat; former Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola; Oba of Lagos Rilwan Akiolu; Chief of Staff to di President Femi Gbajabiamila; National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu, and oda dignitaries.
For im sermon, di Grand Chief Imam of Lagos State, Sheikh Sulaimon Abou-Nolla, urge Muslims to uphold di virtues of piety, sacrifice, generosity and unity, while praying for continued wisdom and good health for di President.
E also pay tribute to di contributions and sacrifices of past Nigerian leaders toward building united nation.
For Abuja, Vice President Kashim Shettima call on Nigerians to strengthen national unity and make collective sacrifices as di country dey journey toward renewal and sustainable development under Tinubu.
E also enjoin Nigerians to draw inspiration from di enduring values of faith, sacrifice, obedience and compassion wey dey exemplified by Prophet Ibrahim.
For im Eid-el-Kabir message, di Vice-President yarn say di lessons of Eid-el-Kabir remain crucial to Nigeria’s pursuit of peace, stability and inclusive growth.
Shettima describe di festival as period for deep reflection and renewed commitment to supporting one anoda, especially di vulnerable.
“Dis na period of sober reflection, season of reaching out to di indigent among us, of building bridges of brotherhood and sisterhood,” e yarn for statement by Senior Special Assistant to di President on Media and Communications (Office of di Vice President), Stanley Nkwocha.
“Wetin dey bind us togeda supersede whatever dey divide us. As nation, we must continue to strengthen di spirit of unity, tolerance and peaceful coexistence for our collective progress and prosperity,” e add.
Di Vice President warn say national development no fit thrive for atmosphere of division and mistrust, e urge Nigerians to rise above ethnic, religious and political differences for confronting di country’s common challenges.
E yarn say di Tinubu administration remain focused on tackling insecurity, stabilising di economy, creating jobs and expanding opportunities for citizens across di country.
