Governor AbdulRazaq Prays for Peace and Unity in Kwara and Nigeria
According to a news report from the Kwara State Government Facebook Page, Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has prayed to Allah to make peace, unity, and progress permanent features of the state and Nigeria, urging citizens to unite and work for a better country.
In a short interview after observing the Eid prayers, the Governor said: "Yesterday, the Amirul Hajj for Kwara, Senator Ibrahim Yahaya Oloriegbe, reached out to me from the Holy land and asked for my prayer points. I said my prayer for Nigeria is unity, peace, and progress.
"Today, my message is same: unity, peace, and progress. For those of us who have seen today, we say AlhamduliLlaah. For those who have departed, we say may Allaah grant them Al-jannah Firdaus."
The Governor had earlier arrived the Ilorin Eid praying ground alongside his brother the Mutawali of Ilorin Dr. Alimi AbdulRazaq, closely followed by Senator Saliu Mustapha (Kwara Central); House of Representatives members Ahmad Yinka Aluko and Mukhtar Tolani Shagaya; House Leader Oba Magaji; House of Assembly members; Chief of Staff Prince Abdulkadir Mahe; and many other cabinet members.
The prayer got underway around 10:30 a.m. after the Emir of Ilorin Dr. Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari entered the praying ground alongside the Chief Imam of Ilorin Sheikh Mohammad Bashir Soliu.
In what underlined the peaceful atmosphere that the state enjoys under the Governor, the Eid prayer was attended by a rainbow of senior citizens, statesmen, and title holders from across the Emirate.
The Emir prayed for continuous peace and prosperity for the state and Nigeria, urging unity among sons and daughters of the Emirate.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Kunle Akogun Mohammed Lawal Ubandawaki SWAN Saka Onimago Lawal Jimoh Omu-aran Chief Imam Of Lafiagi Democracy Day Kwha.gov.ng Moshood Mustapha Shoprite Chief Imam Of Ilorin Hassan Taiye Salam Peter Obi Bilikisu Gambari Ilorin Anchor Men And Women Jumoke Gafar Sarafadeen Kayode Akorede Chief Imam Of Offa Haleeman Salman Olatunji Moronfoye Chief Imam Of Omu-Aran Vasolar Consortium Ilorin Durbar Yusuf Olaolu Ali AbdulQowiy Olododo Saka Asiat Ayinke Femi Gbajabiamila Mopelola Abdulmaliq-Bashir Esuwoye Risikat Lawal Amina Susa\'a De Ahmed Prince Sunday Fagbemi Abiodun Musa Aibinu Jimoh Akani Rice Farmers Association Of Nigeria JSSCE Bola Shagaya Olatinwo Kwara State Council Of Chiefs Katibi Ibraheem Adeola Kwara Consultative Forum Ejidongari Kwara Primary Health Care Development Agency Owo Isowo Federal Polytechnic Offa Sardauna Abdulsalam A. Yusuf Local Government Pension Board Aiyedun Sobi FM Sulyman Age AbdulKareem Sheikh Ridhwanullah Ilorin South Constituency Senate Buhari First Lady Trade Lenda SME Fair Albert Ogunsola Adedeji Onimago Rafiu Ibrahim JAMB Kwara State Television Oyawoye Split Diamond Interchange Jaigbade Alao Jani Ibrahim Alliance For Democracy Special Agro-Industrial Hub Simeon Ajibola Saliu Oluwole Ibrahim Mashood Fatimoh Lawal Abdulrahman Abdulrazak Samuel Adedoyin Sambo Murtala

