By Gloria Ikibah
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Benjamin Kalu has congratulated Muslims in Nigeria and all over the world on another Ramadan, even as he appeals for more prayers for Nigeria to overcome its challenges.
Naijablitznews.com reports that the Ramadan fasting began on Monday March 11, 2024, following the sighting of the moon.
In a statement signed by the Special Assistant on Press Affairs to the Deputy Speaker, Udora Orizu, Kalu called on Muslims to use the Holy Month to pray for an enhanced peace and security of Nigeria even as he bemoaned the spate of killings and destruction of properties in the country.
He also urged all well spirited individual and organizations to remember and support the less privileged in the society.
The Deputy Speaker also said that the parliament will continue to enact laws, policies and programmes that will help the federal government to solve the economic challenges currently bedevilling the country, assuring that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration is working assiduously to make the economy rebound.