By Anayo Okoli.

UMUAHIA-IMMEDIATE past Governor of Abia State and Senator representing Abia Central District at the National Assembly, Chief Theodore Orji has urge Muslims to use the period Eid El Maulud to pray for the good of the nation.

In message for Muslims on the occasion of Eid El Maulud, Orji urged them to use the period to also pray for Nigerian leaders.

In a statement issued Sunday by his Media Adviser, Don Norman Obinna, Senator Orji also reminded them to emulate the exceptional personality of Prophet Mohammed who was the reason for the Eid El Maulud celebration.

“Knowing what Eid El Maulud represents, our Muslim brothers should use the occasion therefore to pray for innovative ideas that will enable us break new grounds that the world would take notice of and celebrate the same way it celebrates the birth of Prophet Mohammed”, Orji said.