Because the holy month of Ramadan approaches, the Etsu Nupe, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, has made a plea to merchants nationwide, urging them to not enhance the costs of foodstuffs through the interval.
Addressing journalists at his Wadata palace in Bida, Niger State, the royal father, who additionally serves as Chairman of the Niger State Council of Conventional Rulers, said the significance of compassion and empathy, particularly in direction of the much less privileged, throughout Ramadan.
Etsu Nupe implored merchants to align their enterprise practices with Islamic teachings, stating the importance of conducting truthful commerce and aiding neighbors in want.
“Because the holy month of Ramadan approaches, merchants ought to empathize with bizarre folks and cut back the prices of meals gadgets to draw Allah’s blessings to their companies.
“These contemplating elevating costs throughout Ramadan ought to ponder the results earlier than Almighty Allah on the day of judgment,” the monarch stated.
The royal father expressed concern over the tendency of some merchants to take advantage of the Ramadan season by climbing costs, opposite to the spirit of the month.
He due to this fact appealed to all merchants nationwide to decrease costs throughout Ramadan, stating that the interval was a chance to hunt God’s favor by way of fasting and acts of kindness.
Abubakar additional said the accountability of prosperous people to assist the much less privileged, notably by offering meals gadgets and monetary help.
He urged rich Nigerians to make the most of their sources to alleviate the hardships confronted by the poor and widows, thereby contributing to the well-being of society.
He added, “That is the interval rich Nigerians ought to try to help the much less privileged within the society by offering them with meals gadgets and money to ease their hardships particularly through the use of their God-given wealth to help the poor and the widows as a result of it will go an extended strategy to assuaging their sufferings.”
