The Ansar-ud-deen Society (ADS) has called for prayers for peace to achieve free, fair and credible general elections in 2015.

The Publicity Secretary of the Islamic organisation, Alhaji Muibideen Adebanjo, made this known in his Eid Maolud message.

He said: “As we celebrate the birth of the Holy Prophet Mohammed (pbuh), we enjoin Muslims all over the world to observe the occasion with sober reflections in line with the teachings of the prophet.

“We call on all to pray for the nation to have absolute peace; enjoin voters to exercise their important civic right peacefully as the elections draw nearer.”

The society urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to fear God and ensure that the conduct of the election would be fear and credible, while also W

While also congratulating the Muslims all over the world on the

Eid Maolid occasion, Adebanjo stated that the society dissociated itself from any Islamic group involved in whatever heinous or evil activities targeted at denying the nation peace and peaceful co-existence.