Eid-El-Fitr: “Stop Glorifying Thieves” – Buhari Tells Nigerians

President Muhammadu Buhari has called on Nigerians to overcome greed and stop “glorifying thieves” but treat them with disdain for bringing hardships to others.

The President said this in his Eid-el-Fitr message to mark the end of the Ramadan fasting period.

Buhari lamented that selfishness and greed have overcome people’s conscience so much that they don’t have moral inhibitions in the pursuit of their greed.

“Religion should be the moral compass for all believers in their public and personal lives,” the president said, adding that “if people allow the teachings of their religions to influence their conducts, problems such as corruption, which diverts public funds to private pockets, would have been eliminated in the society.”


He regretted, however, that “selfishness and greed have overcome people’s conscience so much that they don’t have moral inhibitions in the pursuit of their greed.”

“I always wonder why any true believer, be they politicians, civil servants or businessmen, would seek to make profits from the misfortunes of others.’’

He thus urged ordinary Nigerians to stop glorifying thieves by treating them with disdain for bringing hardships to others.

Buhari expressed appreciation to Nigerians for their patience and assured that their sacrifices would not be in vain.

The Nigerian supreme leader also said that reforming a country that had been pushed to the brink of near decay on account of corruption, was always going to come with pains.