President Muhammadu Buhari has charged Nigerians, especially Muslims, to adopt religion as a motivator for good deeds and not just a mere badge of identity.
According to an issued statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, Buhari gave the charge yesterday, in his message to mark this years Eid-el-Kabir festival, while lamenting the prevalent practice of religiosity without the fear of God in the country.
The President also called on Nigerians to put the interest of the country above selfish interests and use religion as a motivation for the love of our common humanity.
The exploitation of the people by traders and the stealing of public funds by civil servants and other holders of public trust is a reflection of the abandonment of the teachings of our religions.
Our society is a bundle of contradictions. People display external religiosity without fear of God; they make life difficult for others; money becomes their god; leaders abandon their oaths of office by taking money meant for the welfare of the people and diverting it to their private pockets.
