Muslims Mark EID ul Fitre Nationwide- As Muslim Leaders clamour for Peace and Prosperity, urging Youth to Desist From Drug Abuse and Crime.

 

Absolute enthusiasm and merry making, is what characterized the 2018 EID ul Fitre celebrations,

as Muslims nationwide joined the global Islamic community to mark the end of the fasting month, known as Ramadan.

This day is a very special day in the Islamic calendar, and it was celebrated with prayers and picnics across the country.

In an exclusive interview with the GNSonline, at his colourful palace,

Nii OsabuAkwei I, Chief of Sowutuom, a suburb of Accra, who is also a Muslim, thanked the all mighty Allah for the gift of life, and the peace and tranquillity that Ghana is enjoying,

Nii Sowutuom as affectionately called, indicated that where there is peace, there is development, whiles advising the youth to celebrate in moderation admonishing them position themselves to take advantage on government programmemes, projects and initiatives geared towards youth development in the country.

Niii dicated that Sowutuom has a vast potential for industrialization and the community is positioning itself to benefit from government’s one district one factory flagship initiative in the area of mineral water and sunflower oil production.

Nii OsabuAkwei I, who hosted hundreds of people particularly the youth in his palace to celebrate EID ul Fitre, indicated to GNSonline that he is into partnership with stakeholders to fashion out an initiative geared towards youth development in Sowutuom as part of his commitment to enhance the well being of the youth in the area, urging the support of all, when the initiative is launched.

 

 In an interaction with media during the EID ulFitre celebration, Chief Mohamed Sugtabaa, the Greater Accra Kusasi Chief, was thankful to Allah that Ghana is at peace and urged all, irrespective of our political differences to support government to succeed. According to Chief Mohamed Sugtabaa, development has no political colour and therefore when government succeeds, the nation succeeds.

Chief Mohamed Sugtabaa spoke passionately about youth drug abuse, particularly the youth abuse of tramadol popularly known as tramore, calling on government, religious and moral society to make the issue of tramadol abuse a national issue, calling on chiefs and opinion leaders not to bail or plead for leniency for any youth engaged in drug related activities.

Chief Mohamed Sugtabaa stipulated that young people do not need to use tramadol to work or to be strong, engaging in sports and physical exercise is enough to make the body function well.