Gov. Diri Celebrates Eid-el-Maulud With Bayelsa Muslims *Approves Bus For Community
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Thursday, marked the Eid-el-Maulud festival with the Muslim community in the state even as he sued for an indivisible and peaceful Nigeria where all tribes and religions would co-exist in love.
Governor Diri, who hosted the adherents of Islam at the Government House in Yenagoa, said with religious tolerance, the country can forge ahead as a people with one destiny to make Nigeria richer and greater.
The governor's spokesman, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, quoted him as expressing delight with the peaceful disposition of the Muslim community in the state.
He said Bayelsa is predominantly Christian but his government will continue to encourage good neighborliness between the two religions.
He said: “We want a united Nigeria. We want a Nigeria of ...