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.
Akande Idowu Ayoola Muhammed Olatunji Bamgbola Ibrahim Jawondo Makama Sulyman Age AbdulKareem Saka Isau Rabiu Kwankwaso Timothy Akangbe Alagbado Abubakar B.M Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital Dumagi Fatai Olodo Dele Belgore Olofa Of Offa Rafiu Ajakaye George Funsho Adebayo Dauda Adesola Sheikh Hamzat Yusuf Ariyibi Saidu Yaro Musa Adegoke Bamidele Afolasade Opeyemi Kemi Marufat Oladosu Prince Mahe Abdulkadir Iyeru Grammar School Makama Of Ilorin Wakilin Mata Lafiagi Olayinka Are Prince Bola Ajibola Tunde Mukaila Mustapha Raimi Iyanda Iyiola Oyedepo Umar Adelodun Amusement Park International Public Sector Accounting Standards Olayinka Oladapo Jogunola Alfa Modibbo Belgore Unilorin FM Abdulmajeed Wahab Surajudeen Akanbi Onilupeju Of Ilupeju Abdulrazak Shehu Akorede Fatai Adeniyi Garba Dunmade Olateju Lukman Towoju Saadu Gbogbo Iwe TESCOM Falokun-Oja Bolakale Ayo Bankole Omisore Oluranti Idowu Academic Staff Union Of Universities Fatai Garuba Labaka Roheemat Hammed Anilelerin Charles Ibitoye Nurudeen Muhammed Toyin Sanusi Oloriegbe Oyedepo Majlis For Sadaqah, Zakat And Waqf KWIRS Orisa Bridge Adedeji Onimago Theophilus Oyebiyi Balogun-Ojomu Gobirawa Olabode Towoju Abdulrazaq Sanni Tafida Of Ilorin Eruku Umar Yakubu Jaja New Model Police Station Babata Countryside Emerging Leaders Fellowship Agbarigidoma

