By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab
Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Sunday Karimi, has extended goodwill and support to Muslim and Christian faithful in Ogori-Magongo Local Government Area of Kogi State, urging them to continue supporting the administration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
In a message conveyed through leaders of the Muslim and Christian communities, the senator called on the people of Ogori-Magongo to keep faith with President Tinubu in his quest for national renewal and support his reelection bid in the forthcoming presidential election.
Senator Karimi urged the faithful to use the holy periods of Ramadan and Lent to pray for peace, unity and stability in the country as Nigeria moves closer to the next general elections scheduled for early next year.
He further appealed to residents of Ogori-Magongo to support the reelection of President Tinubu in order to enable him consolidate on several people-oriented programmes currently being implemented by his administration.
As part of his goodwill gesture, the lawmaker donated several bags of rice to Muslim and Christian faithful in the area to support them during the fasting period. The donation was also extended to chieftains of the All Progressives Congress across the ten wards of the local government area.
The gesture attracted widespread appreciation from beneficiaries.
Speaking on behalf of the Muslim community in Ogori, the Chief Imam, Mallam Ahmed Abdullahi Hamzat, thanked Senator Karimi for remembering them even though they are not within his senatorial district.
Similarly, the League of Imams in Magongo, represented by Alhaji Kamarudeen Lawan, expressed gratitude to the senator for the gesture and prayed for his continued success.
The Christian community, represented by the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the area, also commended Senator Karimi for the gesture and prayed for the success of both President Tinubu and the senator in their reelection bids.
Speaking on behalf of the political class in the area, former Chairman of Ogori-Magongo Local Government and APC leader, Dr. Mathew Keyi, described the gesture as a turning point in the relationship between the people of Ogori-Magongo and those of Kogi West Senatorial District.
He noted that the development would further strengthen unity and cooperation between the two communities.
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