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From Jude Chinedu, Enugu
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders’ Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has expressed admiration for the people of the South East in the season of Christmas and New Year festivities.
The group said that the passion with which the people of the south east celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ is in consonance with their warm reception of visitors in their land and an indication of their godliness.
MACBAN National Deputy Director, Alhaji Siddiki Gidado, made the felicitation in a Christmas and New Year message he made available to newsmen in Enugu.
The message reads: “I, Alhaji Siddiki Gidado, a chieftain of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders’ Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) residents in South East Nigeria, heartily wish Christians a happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year.
“It is yet that festive season of Christmas and New Year when the global community of Christians and all people of goodwill rejoice in commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ and the turn of a New Year, which suggests renewal of hope for a better life going forward.
“My experience over the very long years of my living in the South East shows the importance people in the South East attach to this festive period. It provides the highest opportunity for family reunion as people travel from far and wide across the globe to share the warmth and camaraderie attendant to the activities usually lined up for the season.
“It is therefore a special season for the Igbo of the South East, whose indiscriminate sense of hospitality gets more manifest in their boundless fellowship with natives and strangers in their mist.
“It is notable that no other singular season provides our people in Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders’ Association of Nigeria, South East Zone, an opportunity for bulk sales of our cattle. For this, we anticipate Christmas with great hope, as we expect our Igbo brothers and sisters to return in their numbers and patronise our cattle business for the major supply of their protein needs through the season.
“This symbiotic relationship between us and the Igbo natives signposts the urbane civility and communality the leadership of the Nigerian nation propagates.
“We of MACBAN South East Zone wish all the South Easterners coming home for Christmas and New Year journey mercies. We wish them joyous celebrations throughout their stay home.
“May the experiences of the season provide and sustain the bond the South East and Nigeria need for a greater society that is amenable to unhindered growth and development. Happy Christmas and a prosperous new year to everyone.”
