The Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF hasenjoined Muslims and Nigerians to pray for the country to overcome the currenteconomic hardship and security challenges bedeviling it. The Group also appealed to northernyouth to disregard calls for protest against the government even in the face ofhardship, security challenges. The Forum through its NationalPublicity Secretary, Muhammad Ibrahim Biu stated this in a goodwill message tomark the Eid-el- Kabir celebration in Kaduna. It also felicitates withMuslim Ummah and all Nigerians on this special occasion of Eid-el-Kabir. Though the ACF admitted that thingswere hard and the security challenges worsening, it begged Nigerians to bepatient and continue to hope that Nigeria would overcome its challenges. According to the northern body, it is time for Nigerians to fervently pray for peace, stability, prosperity and avoid any act that will not be helpful.