Sirajo
Sirajo
Sallah Message: NIPR Salutes Nigerians’
Resilience
As it has pleased God Almighty to enable us witness this holy
occasion of eid el kabir, I, on behalf of the leadership and entire
members of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR),
convey warm felicitations to all Nigerians.
As we celebrate this auspicious occasion, it is important that
the lessons and message it teaches and conveys are not lost on us.
I therefore urge us all, to imbibe the spirit of love, obedience to
God and sacrifice bequeathed to the world by Prophet Abraham (AS),
which are some of its hallmarks and historical significance.
The period should also be, not only for celebrations and merry
making, but also for sober reflections and desire, indeed, efforts
to get closer to God Almighty in our actions and utterances by
exhibiting the quintessential values of love, peace and good
neighbourliness, all of which are encapsulated in the fear of
God. We should also use the occasion to rededicate ourselves
to His service by striving to continue to serve humanity
irrespective of tribe, creed, political or other leanings.
God in His infinite wisdom and mercy has created us the way He
has, with all our diversities, and has decreed that we exist in
this highly endowed nation as each other’s keeper. The best
way to express our gratitude to Him is to continue to live in peace
and keep on harnessing our diversity in order to explore and
exploit the numerous opportunities He has endowed our nation with,
in so many positive ways.
It is also significant that we are marking this year’s occasion
in a strange and unprecedented atmosphere brought about by the
Covid-19 pandemic. The NIPR salutes the courage and resilience of
Nigerians in the face of the inconveniences and discomforts that
the handling of the scourge has entailed. Special mention must be
made of our health workers who have been on the frontline of the
battle despite the huge risks involved. We call on all to remain
steadfast in complying with all protocols of containment as
enunciated by the authorities, even as we pray in this holy period,
for God to see us through.
And as our country grapples with various challenges of
development, this is also an apt period for all of us to pray
earnestly to God to continue to bless Nigeria as well as guide and
guard it.
We salute our armed forces and law enforcement agencies for the
onerous role they have been playing to secure us from the scourge
of insurgency, banditry and other criminalities. We however urge,
that given the seeming tenacity of the perpetrators of these evils,
our armed forces and other security agencies must up the ante of
the fight to ensure our collective, sustainable security
Happy Eid-el-Kabir.
Mallam Mukhtar Zubairu Sirajo FNIPR
President NIPR