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The former Governor of Anambra State and the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the just concluded elections, Peter Obi has presented cheques worth millions of naira to the Anambra Muslim community in Onitsha on the auspicious occasion of this year’s Eid-el-Kabir in fulfillment of his promise of helping to renovate the Awka and Onitsha mosques.
The Eastern Updates recalls that during Obi’s visit to Awka and Onitsha Muslim communities in April, he promised to support them in renovating their places of worship, which was no longer in good condition.
He equally called on Nigerians to embrace peace, unity, and brotherly love.
Obi gave the donation when he played host to leaders of the Anambra Muslim Community in Anambra’s capital, Akwa, on Wednesday.
According to him, he decided to celebrate the Eid Al-Adha with the Muslim community in Anambra, to show the brotherly love and unity that should exist among Nigerians, irrespective of tribal, political, or religious belief.
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Obi presented both Awka and Onitsha Muslim communities
Speaking at the event, Obi said, ‘We are all Nigerians, and we will continue to live as one irrespective of our religious or political beliefs. What we owe each other is brotherly love and care, so we can live in peace and unity as a nation. We have no other nation but Nigeria and we must make it work.
‘I know that times are difficult for everybody in the country, but if we rise above our religious, political, and ethnic divisions, we will be able to surmount our challenges in unity. We will not give up on our nation, but continue to work for a New Nigeria that will be beneficial to every Nigerian.’
In his remarks, the Sarki of the Awka Muslim Community, Alhaji Garba Haruna, said they were thrilled by Obi’s simplicity and consistency.
According to him, Obi has demonstrated that he is a ‘truly detribalised Nigerian’, by making out time to mark their Sallah celebration with them.
