President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians to stop glorifying thieves but should treat them with disdain for bringing hardships on others.<\/p>\n
Buhari said this in a Sallah message made available to journalists by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, to mark the end of Ramadan.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe (Buhari) also urged ordinary Nigerians to stop glorifying thieves by treating them with disdain for bringing hardships on others,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n
The President also thanked Nigerians for their patience with his administration, saying reforming a country that was pushed into near decay on account of corruption would come with teething pains.<\/p>\n
He, however, assured them that their pains were temporary.<\/p>\n
Buhari further told Nigerians that their sacrifices would not be in vain.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese pains are temporary. The APC administration which I am privileged to lead is beholden to the ordinary Nigerians and will leave no stone unturned to make their security, welfare and happiness our priority,\u201d the President said.<\/p>\n
Buhari stressed the importance of putting the virtues of Islam into practice beyond the Ramadan season.<\/p>\n
He said, \u201cReligion should be the moral compass for all believers in their public and personal lives.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf the people allow the teachings of their religions to influence their conducts, problems such as corruption, which diverts public funds to private pockets, would have been eliminated in the society.\u201d<\/p>\n
He regretted, however, that \u201cselfishness and greed have overcome people\u2019s conscience so much that they don\u2019t have moral inhibitions in the pursuit of their greed.\u201d<\/p>\n
He added, \u201cIt is impossible to separate morality from religion, and removing this connection encourages corrupt leaders and other exploiters to commit atrocities against the society.<\/p>\n
\u201cI always wonder why any true believer, be they politicians, civil servants or businessmen, would seek to make profits from the misfortunes of others.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians to stop glorifying thieves but should treat them with disdain for bringing hardships on others. Buhari said this in a Sallah message made available to journalists by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, to mark the end of Ramadan. \u201cHe (Buhari) also urged ordinary Nigerians […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5645,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"news-category":[317,323],"class_list":["post-9895","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-category-politics","news-category-top-news","entry","has-media"],"yoast_head":"\n