An audio of President Muhammadu Buhari’s voice
message to Nigerians on the occasion of Eid-el
Fitr has been made public.
On Saturday, Garba Shehu, special assistant to the
president on media and publicity, released a
statement on Buhari’s message, but some Nigerians
did not believe that the message was from Buhari.
The president has not be seen or heard speaking
publicly since May 7 when he went to London for
medical follow-up.
On Sunday, the BBC aired a recorded audio of the
president’s message, and also attached it to this
story .
In the one minute, three seconds audio, Buhari whose
voice was frail, spoke in Hausa.
It is not clear if it was the presidency that released the
message to BBC, but NAN reported that some Nigerian
radio stations also aired the message.
Below is the content of the message:
I am immensely grateful to God for his mercy in
guiding us successfully to conclude another Ramadan
fast. My greetings to all Nigerian Muslims and our
brother Christians on the occasion of Eid-el-Fitr.
May the lessons of Ramadan namely; piety, self-
denial, prayers and generosity to the poor and needy
be with us for all time.
I, again, appeal to all Nigerians to avoid reckless
statements or actions against our fellow countrymen.
We should all resolve to live in peace and unity in our
great country, which is the envy of many less endowed
nations.
TheCable
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