PRESS STATEMENT
•PREACHES PEACE, LOVE AS RAMADAN BEGINS TODAY
The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Interior, Hon. Abdullahi Aliyu Ahmed, has urged grocery traders to refrain from exploiting other Muslims by charging exorbitant prices for food items during the Holy month of Ramadan.
Ahmed, who made the appeal in his Ramadan message to Nigerian Muslims at home and in the diaspora, said the exploitation was against the tenets of Islam and the spirit of Ramadan.
In a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Sardauna Francis, the First Dujiman Katsina said the traders should desist from increasing prices of goods and food items during the Holy month.
He said as the once-so soaring prices of essential food items are trending downward, the grocery sellers should not hike them in order to provide relief to the nation’s fasting population.
Ahmed, who represents Musawa/Matazu Federal Constituency, said the traders and other Muslims should rather project the best and finest virtues of Islam by showing kindness and love for humanity in all their dealings.
“While we are observing this important occasion in the spiritual life of Muslims, I urged traders who increase the prices of their goods and food items at the beginning of every month of Ramadan to refrain from such exploitation”, the lawmaker added.
He, however, admonished the Muslim faithful to devote themselves fully to the Five Pillars of Islam and use the period of Ramadan to pray for the progress, peace and prosperity of the nation.
Describing Ramadan as an occasion for deep reflection and greater fear of Allah and avoidance of all evils that harm humanity, the lawmaker urged the Muslims to embody the virtues of selflessness and holiness.
E-signed:
Sardauna Francis
Special Assistant on Media to the Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Interior
1st March, 2025
