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.
Lanre Issa-Onilu Kwara Metro Park Agbarigidoma Abdullateef Abdussalam Abdulrazaq Solihudeen Peter Amogbonjaye Abdulfatah Ahmed Abiodun Abdulkareem Abdulkadir Orire Federal College Of Education (Special), Afon Student Learning Support Helpline Gbemi Saraki UITH SARS Emir Of Shonga MalHub Mahmud Ajeigbe Isiaka AbdulRazaq AbdulRasaq Abdulmajeed Alaro Jani Ibrahim Umaru Saro Abdullahi Imam Abdullahi A.E. Afolabi Muhammad Fawaz Abubakar Lotus Bank Aliyu Alhassan Sheriff Olanrewaju Suleiman Alege Kuranga Michael Nzwekwe Esuwoye Mohammed Abdulahi Dauda Adesola ENetSuD PAACO-PCL Consortium IsDB ASMAU PLAZA Olaitan Buraimoh Oba Mogaji Abdulkadir Chief Imam Of Ilorin Mazars Consulting Kola Adesina Salaudeen Oyewale Innocent Okoye Kolade Solagberu Sunday Popo-Ola Kwara State Television (KWTV) Vasolar Ubandawaki Park Jimoh Saadudeen Muhammed Hauwa Nuru Transition Implementation Committee Ita-Nmo Market Jimoh Lambe Abdulkareem National Broadcasting Commission Abdullahi Dasilva Yussuf Abdulwahab Oba Haruna Olawale Sulaiman MATTA Girls Foundation Bilikisu Gambari Diagnostic Centre Gabriel Fashanu Bayo Onimago Ishola Balogun Fulani Abraham Ojo Afeyin-Olukuta Ilorin Emirate Stakeholders Forum Abdullahi Samari General Hospital, Ilorin Emir Of Kano Fawenu Ilorin Central Mosque Nigeria Governors\' Forum Suleiman Yahya Alapansapa Asa LGEA School Towobola Abdulrahman Toyin Hijaab

