Moving closer to God always is key to solving Nigerian’s challenges –Etsu Nupe charges Muslims
By: TUNDE BOLAJI -MINNA.
A first-class traditional ruler in Niger state Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, the Etsu Nupe has charged Muslims in the country to move closer to God always as a key to solving Nigerian’s formidable challenges.
Etsu Nupe, chairman of the Niger state councils of traditional rulers, maintained that plausible solutions to Nigerian’s challenges lie in fervent prayers.
Etsu Nupe, who spoke in Bida on Thursday at the closing of 2025 (1446AH) Ramadan Tafsir in Usman Zaki Central Mosque, said there was nothing that could not be solved through prayers and utmost piety.
Alhaji Abubakar said that the Ramadan period was a potent time for the Almighty Allah to accept all prayers and provide divine solutions to the myriad of problems facing the country.
The traditional ruler said it was only with the fear of Allah that Muslims could meet their needs and enjoy their possessions on earth.
The Etsu Nupe also urged Muslims to sustain the noble lessons learned during the Holy Month of Ramadan, saying that, “we should always remember and dear God in whatever we do at all times,
‘This, we should sustain beyond the current Ramadan period as moving closer to God always is the key to solving Nigeria’s formidable challenges.”
Alhaji Abubakar also admonished the Muslim Ummah in the country to sustain the virtues learned during the ongoing Ramadan fast, even after the passage of the month.
“We must maintain our God-fearing acts which we exhibited during the fasting period.
“Muslims should strive to maintain all their good deeds during the fasting period and shun all the evils and devilish acts they have abstained from during the holy month,” the traditional ruler stressed.
According to him, “these noble virtues include patience, piety, philanthropy and love for one another.
They also include abstaining from adultery, cheating, stealing, alcoholism, devilish acts and drug abuse
“Fasting is not only for abstaining from drinking and eating but also a time to emulate what Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was sent by Almighty Allah to come and do, as well as preach”.
He appealed to well-to-do Muslims to assist the less privileged with food items and other basic needs.
The monarch also urged the faithful to use the remaining few days of the fasting period to pray fervently for national peace and progress.
The Etsu Nupe further enjoined Muslims to tolerate one another and pray for sustained unity of the country.
He noted that the two major religions in the country preached peace, unity, and love for one another, saying, “We should always strive to maintain these at all times.”
Alhaji Abubakar said without peace and unity, “socio-economic development will continue to elude any society”.
The royal father, however, called on the leaders at all levels to lead the people with the fear of God.
He enjoined the ummah to always remember that they would all account for their deeds on the Day of Reckoning.
Similarly, the Chief Imam of Bida, Sheikh Adamu Liman-Yakatun, urged Muslims to fear God.
He enjoined them to stop accumulating unnecessary wealth, adding that “we will all account for how we acquire every kobo before Almighty Allah on the day of resurrection”.
