Lagos residents want Muslims, Christians to sustain fasting lessons
By Aderonke Ojediran
Some Lagos residents on Sunday praised Nigerian Muslims for devotion and charity during the month-long Ramadan fast which ended on Saturday.
In interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the residents noted that the Ramadan fast was a period of spiritual rebirth, urging Muslims to sustain lessons from the fast.
They urged Muslims to ensure discipline, honesty, hard work and charity in every life.
They also urged Christians undergoing 40-day fasting and prayer Lenten season to ensure dedication and obedience to God.
NAN reports that Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting, communal prayer and sober reflection.
The 2025 Ramadan fast began on March 1, while Lent started on March 5 and will usher in Easter.
Mrs Precious Ojobunmi, an Office Assistant at the Lagos State Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja, said that the coincidence of Ramadan Fast and the Christian Lenten season was significant.
Ojobunmi said that both Christianity and Islam discouraged indolence and disregard for constituted authority.
She advised Muslims and Christians to reflect the virtues they imbibed from Ramadan Fast and Lenten season on their daily activities.
Alhaji Ibrahim Layinde, also a civil servant, said that Ramadan Fast was compulsory for every adult Muslim except the sick, travellers, pregnant women and nursing mothers.
He congratulated Muslims on the successful completion of the dawn-to-dusk fast and urged them to impact positively on their environments.
Mr Taiwo Alimi, a clerical staff with Lagos State Government, told NAN that he participated in the Ramadan Fast in spite of an illness.
He added that he ensured that his work was not negatively affected by the fast.
According to him, fasting should not affect a job being paid for.
“With the level of unemployment in our society, one shouldn’t joke with his work.
“As civil servants, we are called to serve the public, and failing to do so means we are unfit for the job,” he said.
Pastor Josiah Omoniyi of the Christ Apostolic Church said that the essence of fasting would be lost if God’s commandments would be disobeyed.
He urged strict obedience to God’s commandment as a demonstration of the lessons from fasting and prayers.
“Our God values obedience. God loves and rewards hard work,” he said.
Mr Bidemi Bayioku, an Administration Officer, told NAN, the fact that Muslims and Christians fasted at the same time should unite us the more.”
He advised Muslims and Christians to reflect the lessons from their fasting on their relationships, workplaces and environments.
“In Lagos State, we pride ourselves with diligence,” he said. (NAN)(www.nannews.ng)
Edited by Ijeoma Popoola
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