Clerics extol virtues of Kwara gov's late father, AGF Abdulrazaq

Date: 2021-07-26

Prominent Islamic clerics on Sunday in Ilorin, Kwara state capital extolled the virtues of the late first lawyer of northern extraction, Alhaji AGF AbdulRrazaq.

The prayer session was attended by prominent Nigerians, including Governor AbdulRazaq, his Deputy, Mr Kayode Alabi, Mutawalle Ilorin, Dr Alimi AbdulRazaq, Turakin Ilorin and national chairmanship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mallam Salihu Mustapha; representatives of the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari and traditional chiefs in Ilorin Emirate.

Alhaji AGF Abdulrazaq was the father of Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara state.

The clerics including the Chief Imam of Ilorin, Sheikh Mohammed Bashir Salihu and the proprietor of Markaz Islamic Training Centre, Lagos, Sheik Habeebullah Adam Al- Ilory, spoke at the first year remembrance prayer organised for the late father of the state governor.

Sheikh Al- Ilory described the deceased as a foremost figure in the development of the Ilorin Emirate and Kwara State.

"AGF was a pioneer in law, a politician of repute, and educationist. He was passionate about the progress and development of his town (Ilorin); he established the first private secondary school in Ilorin (the then Ilorin College, now Government High School, Ilorin). For these and many enduring legacies left behind by Alhaji AGF AbdulRrazaq he lives on," Al- Ilory declared.

While urging the children of the late AGF to sustain the legacies of their father, Al- Ilory praised Governor Abdulrazaq for making fiscal discipline, transparency and accountability the hallmark of his administration.

He asked the governor to shun distraction by politicians asking him to share government money with them and focus attention on infrastructural development.

For his part, the Chief Imam of Ilorin, Alhaji Mohammed Bashir Salihu, who led the prayer, said the deceased would for long be remembered for his developmental strides and exemplary conduct while on this planet.

The clerics also used the opportunity to pray for the restoration of peace to the length and breadth of Nigeria.

Both Al-Ilory and Salihu appealed to all Nigerians to embrace peace and resolve all contentious issues amicably.

This is just as they condemned some miscreants who attempted to disrupt the Eid prayer on Sallah day for political reasons.

They asked those concerned to seek for the forgiveness of God, insisting that their actions negate the teaching of the Holy Qur'an and as well as disrespect for the office of the Emir of Ilorin and that of the Chief Imam of Ilorin.

The prayer session was attended by prominent Nigerians, including Governor AbdulRazaq, his Deputy, Mr Kayode Alabi, Mutawali Ilorin, Dr Alimi AbdulRazaq, Turakin Ilorin and national chairmanship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mallam Salihu Mustapha; representatives of the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari and traditional chiefs in Ilorin Emirate.

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