The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, has asked Nigerian Muslims to use the solemn period of Sallah to pray for the Almighty God to send a rescuer to save Nigeria from her current precarious situation.

Prince Secondus said in a message to mark the Eid-el-Kabir festivities by Muslims that the suffering of Nigerians in the past three and half years of All Progressives Congress (APC) administration should be enough mitigation to plead to God to send a rescuer in 2019 to save them from further pains.

The PDP National Chairman said in a message from his media office signed by his Media Adviser Ike Abonyi that Nigerians should also use the period to offer special prayers for the unity and stability of the nation as well as recommit their individual and collective security and economic welfare into the hands of God.

Prince Secondus said that the special prayers have become very necessary as the nation is now, more than ever before in dire need of divine intervention, especially as citizens cope with dictatorship and the sudden hardship.

The PDP leader noted that this Sallah period coming at this trying time, offers the citizens an opportunity to put aside every political, religious and ethnic sentiments and unite against their prevailing common challenges.

His words: “There is no dispute to the fact that Nigerians did not bargain for what they are getting in the hands of APC but the beauty of democracy is that it provides the people an opportunity to make changes and this they must ask Allah to guide them accordingly.

“It is a statement of fact that this is one of the most gloomiest Sallah in our country and so it has been since APC administration came into power.

“We have all witnessed the unfortunate turn of events in our country since 2015, particularly the sudden decline in the economy, rising dictatorship, political tension, avoidable bloodletting and general insecurity in the land.”

Prince Secondus noted that “while it would be understandable, the indignation, frustration and disappointments from the citizens caused by the long list of unfulfilled promises and dashed expectations under the current regime, period of Sallah provides for us to return to God in supplications to change our situation.”

He charged the people not to allow the challenges they face today as a nation make them lose their dignity and demureness as a people and make them miss the essence and meaning of Eid-el-Kabir and the divine succor it brings, especially in assuring that there is always an end to every negative situation.

Prince Secondus admonished all Nigerians “to use the Sallah festivities to reflect on those things that bind us together as a nation; show love to one another and commit the nation into Gods’ hands to make INEC conduct free, fair and transparent election in 2019.”

He, on behalf of the PDP National Executive Committee, wished all Nigerians joyful and peaceful Sallah celebrations.

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