The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the last Federal House of Representatives election, Ife federal constituency, Engr. Benjamin Adereti, has felicitated with Muslims in the country as they celebrate the Eid-el-Kabir.
Adereti said Eid-el-Kabir is about sacrifice, endurance, fulfillment, and seeking blessings and forgiveness from the Almighty Allah, the creator of mankind.
In his goodwill message said the lessons of Eid-el-Kabir should be translated to our daily lives and work towards ensuring unity, peace and progress of the country.
“Eid al -Adha, the Festival of Sacrifice, begins on the tenth day and ends on sunset of the twelfth, during this month Muslim pilgrims from all around the world congregate at Mecca to visit the Kaaba.
“The Hajj is performed on the eighth, ninth and the tenth of this month. Day of Arafat takes place on the ninth of the month and is also a relevant period for the Muslim Ummah as it gives opportunity to the muslim faithful to move closer to Almighty God,” he said.
Adereti also congratulated people of Ife federal constituency on the 2023 Eid-el-Kabir celebration and urged the them to support administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for betterment of the country.
He therefore, said the spirit of sacrifice, which Eid-al Adha embodies in the lives of Muslims, should be demonstrated in the coming months to promote peace and harmony in the Ile-Ife and Nigeria at large.
