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Lawal Musa-Nagogo,
the Oriye Rindre in Wamba local government area of Nasarawa state has
urged herdsmen to always avoid grazing on farmland in order to avert
clashes between them and farmers in the interest of peace and to boost
food production in the country.
Musa-Nagogo made the call on Tuesday while addressing his subjects that paid him sallah homage in his palace in Wamba.
The first class
traditional ruler equally called on farmers not to take the law in to
their hands no matter the damages done to their crops but to report
their grievances to the appropriate authority for necessary action.
According to him,
"Without peaceful co-existence between the farmers and the herdsmen,
agricultural production and the socio-economic development of the
country will be affected negatively, hence the need for both of them to
embrace one another.
Musa Nagogo added
that no nation or society can develop in an atmosphere of rancour and
confusion, hence the need for herdsmen not to graze on farmland to so as
to avert clashes between them and farmers in the interest of peace and
National development.
He urged the
Muslims faithful to sustain the lessons learned during the Ramadan by
preaches peace, love and unity and to pray and support leaders at all
level to enable them succeed in the task ahead of them.
Also speaking,
Alhaji Musa Shuaibu-wayo, the chairman, Interim Management Committee of
Wamba local government area of the state urged Muslims and other
Nigerians to continue to be their brothers keeper in the interest of
development.
"Eid-el-fitr is not
only for merry making, but a time to emulate what Prophet Muhammad
(SWA) was sent by Almighty God to come and do".
"Prophet Muhammad
preaches peace, love and unity and as true followers of Islam we suppose
to emulate the same thing so that we can enjoy blessings of God
Almighty here and in the hereafter.
"We must maintain
our God-fearing acts which we exhibited during the fasting period by
sustaining the lessons and change of attitude, learnt during the Ramadan
fast," he said.
Shuaibu-wayo also
urged wealthy individual to assist the less privileged individuals in
the society in order to give them a sense of belonging as well as to
improve on their standard of living.
The Chairman also
appealed to Muslims faithful and Nigerians to continue to pray for
President Buhari, Gov.Tanko Almakura and other leaders to enable them
succeed in the task ahead of them.
Alhaji Rilyanu
Lamus, the San Turaki Wamba also urged Muslims to sustain the lessons of
the Ramadan and to live in peace, unity and tolerate one another
irrespective of ethnic, religious and political affiliation.
Lamus, who is the
Nasarawa state Auditor General, assured the Wamba Emirate Council of his
loyalty and positive contribution to the development of the area and
the state at large.
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