Senate President Godswill Akpabio, on Monday evening, had Iftar (breaking of fast) with his Muslim colleagues, in Abuja.
Akpabio, at the occasion which was also attended by some Christian senators, said “religion cannot divide us.”
The Senate President stressed that it was not a mere coincidence that the Christian Lent and Muslim Ramadan periods came up again same time.
He said it was to show that even though Muslims and Christians have different religions, they both have only one God.
Akpabio said: “It is not a coincidence that God is merging the fasting of the Muslims and that of Christians together. This is about the second or third time it is happening.
“The intention is to show that we may have different religions, but we have only one God and that God is the Supreme God that looks after all of us.
“So to the glory of God, the invitation was for those of us who are still around. Those who have not yet gone to Saudi Arabia particularly for these last 10 days of Ramadan, that we should meet and break the fast together.
“And of course, we also invited the Christian Senators to come. For them, it’s a celebration of the Easter period. Coming together is all that we need. We need to continue to work together as brothers and sisters of the one Almighty God, for the benefit of our dear country. Religion cannot divide us.
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“No matter the turmoil, no matter the political disagreement, even families do disagree. But we must bear one thing in mind, that we are serving humanity and we are serving humanity through Almighty God and that one day, we shall leave this world to go and account for our deeds while we were on earth. I think that is the guiding principle.
“For every human being, there is a time to be born. There is a time to go. And this period of Ramadan, this period of Easter, reconnect us with God so that we know that we are not in this world for nothing.
“He sends us here for a purpose and that purpose is to live in peace with one another, love one another, pray together, work for one another to ensure progress for humanity.
“So, on departing, we would have left legacies, an imprint that yes, we were here and others will take over from us. My prayer tonight is that God should enable us to leave a better future for all Nigerians.”
Responding on behalf of others, the Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin, thanked the Senate President for inviting them to have Iftar with him.
