PENGASSAN Condemns Killings, Felicitates with Muslims in Ramadan

Alex  Olise

The petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PEGASSAN) has condemned the high rate of insurgency leading to a spate of killings of innocent citizens in some parts of the country especially areas predominantly occupied by Muslims.

The body, made the official reaction Tuesday in Lagos through its General secretary Comrade Lumumba Okugbawa while felicitating with Muslims across the country in this holy month of Ramadan.

He described Ramadan as one of the five pillars of Islam, as he urged all Muslims to imbibe “the true essence of this Holy period which teaches perseverance, tolerance, purity, love, and a refrain from all negativity of life such as anger and hatred which are not attributes of a true Muslim”.

The Association called on all Muslim faithful to use this period to pray against all obstacles and challenges militating against the growth and development of the country, as well as newly elected public office holders.

He also called on Nigerians to eschew things that can hamper the peaceful co-existence of the nation as time has come for all citizens to rise against any form of terrorism and other acts of violence.

“Negative issues such as ethnic and religious chauvinism, often wrapped around religious cover to justify evil and un-Islamic positions and this must be discouraged,” he added.