Assistant Imam Isiaka Abubakar Sumaworo wants Liberians uphold the peace and tranquility the nation and its people are currently enjoying.
He opined that as Liberia gears up for the October 10 presidential and legislative polls, it is incumbent upon every peace-loving citizen to keep and maintain the peace and ensure that the electioneering process across the country is freed of violence.
Sumaworo delivering his sermon yesterday at the Heritage Mosque on Gurley Street in Monrovia in commemoration of Abraham Day admonished politicians to make the utmost sacrifices by being peaceful during the conduction of the biometric voting system being managed by the National Elections Commission (NEC) and under the watchful eyes of local and international observers.
The Islamic cleric also wants presidential and legislative aspirants to strive to be nationalistic and shun election violence, thereby conceding and accepting the results of the impending October 10 polls that would be announced by the NEC, in the interest of total peace which Liberians and foreign nationals are said to be enjoying nowadays in the country.
Sumaworo urged the youthful population in Liberia not allow themselves to be swayed by politicians who might want to remote control them (the youths) to create unnecessary tensions during the election in the country for their (politicians) personal interest and to stall the voting by the processes in all parts of the nation.
On the Sierra Leone just-ended elections results and what lessons Liberians can learn from that democratic process, the Assistant Imam of the Heritage Mosque said much is expected of members of Liberia’s opposition bloc wanting to replace President George M. Weah.
“They must emulate the good example of their counterparts in that sisterly republic by accepting the results that may come out of the October 10 elections in the interest of peace, no matter who wins or who lose,” Sumaworo noted.
He asserted that what Liberians ought to do now is to tirelessly keep the peace and show respect for each other including becoming their brother’s keeper void of party line, religion and creed, if the nation is to move to another level amongst the comity of nations.
Sumaworo used the occasion, minutes after delivering his Abraham Day’s message, to reiterate calls by the Grand Mufti of Liberia, Sheikh Abubakar M. Sumaworo, who’s now attending the Haj in Mecca, Saudi Arabic, to appeal to members of the Legislature to see reason in supporting the enactment of a statute in making, concomitantly, Ramadan and Abraham Day national holidays in the nation.
He also sent out a passionate appeal to fellow Liberians, be they Christians or Muslims here to join the Muslim Community in championing the cause for the proffering of a bill that would onward be forwarded to that august body for an enactment, thereby making the two Islamic holy festivity national holidays throughout Liberia.
Assistant Imam Sumaworo uttered that by granting the Muslim Community in Liberia these two national holidays, will send the signal to the world that Liberians are indeed tolerant of other religious practices and beliefs.
