The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has enjoined Muslims to pray for Nigeria’s unity as they mark this year’s Eid-el-Fitr celebration.
IPMAN’s President, Mr Chinedu Okoronkwo, made the call in a statement issued on Wednesday in Lagos state.
Reports indicates that the Federal Government had declared May 12 and 13 as public holidays to mark the Eid-el-fitr celebration. Okoronkwo congratulated Muslims for the successful completion of the Holy Month of Ramadan, which marked the end of the fasting period.
He said: “On behalf of the National Executive of IPMAN and its Board of Trustees, I want to felicitate our Muslim brothers and sisters, as they mark Eid-el-Fitr. I urge them to continue to pray for the unity and peaceful coexistence of our beloved nation during this critical moment.
I believe it is important to sustain the virtues, ideals and values beyond the month of Ramadan as it will be of immense benefit to us personally and as a nation.”
Okoronkwo said IPMAN would continue to play a key role in national development by supporting government’s programmes and policies that would enable the country maximise opportunities in the petroleum sector.
