Dr. Idris Omede, a former President of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and also former Commissioner for Health in Kogi State, has called on Moslem faithful and Nigerians to preach peace and unity, being panacea for all round developments, as the country prepares to swear in and inaugurate the newly elected President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Vice President Elect, Kashim Shettima, elected State Governors, Senators, members of the House of Representatives and members of States Houses of Assembly following the recently completed general election in the country.
He made the call and appeal in commemoration of the Eid-el-Fitri celebration worldwide.
According to Dr. Omede: “Ramadan fast period is a period of spiritual rejuvenation and the lessons from it should serve as guide and reminder of the essence of living and expectations of us as mortals between ourselves and our creator now, always and for the future. The joy of it should continually reverberate in us for common good.”
Going further he stated that “As a nation, we need peace and decorum exhibited by the constituent members of the nation for continuous and further progress. This cannot be compromised.
“Development and nation building is a moving target. We can strive to perfection and attainment through a bearable environmental condition and other interplay, realizing that only the Omnipotent is the perfectionist. Life should be sacrosanct, as we remain mindful that sometimes, things happen within and sometimes beyond our comprehension. We should not lose this grip and understanding in all that we do.
“Surely, as individuals, institutions and system we must continue to explore and get things better, greater and brighter through conscious optimism and actions while allowing constituent arms of government to carry out their constitutional responsibility.”
He advised state and non-state actors on the forthcoming Kogi State off-season governorship election, later this year.
“It must be realized that democratic election ordinarily and acceptably is and should be a peaceful and civil leadership selection process, where some peoples’ gain or victory, is some other peoples’ loss. That is life. May we get to that level in the not too distant future, whereby elections are rancor free or rancor at the barest minimum.
“Election dictates should be centered on superior reasoning, better preposition, preparations and track record devoid of inducement and intimidation. It is expected that this will come to bear in the forthcoming Kogi State governorship election and elections in Nigeria generally.”
Dr. Omede gave adoration and glory to Allah as the nation and the world celebrates Eid el Fitr, and moves forward to memorable change of guards and leadership at state and federal level in May 2023.
Ex-NMA President preaches peace, unity and development as Tinubu, others prepare for swearing-in
