Nigerian Governor Sends 97 Clerics to Saudi Arabia To Pray Against Bandits
- About 97 Muslim clerics have been sent to Saudi Arabia on Lesser Hajj by Zamfara state government
- They clerics have been asked to pray for a stoppage of banditry in the state among other problems facing the country
- Meanwhile, earlier in the month, Zamfara distributed 200 Cadillac 2019 model to traditional rulers in the state
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In a move that will surprise many Nigerians, the administration of Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara state has sent 97 clerics to Saudi Arabia on Lesser Hajj to “pray for a stoppage of banditry”.
According to the deputy governor, Sen. Hassan Nasiha, it is part of strategies to restore peace and security in the state, Daily Trust reports.
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The clerics are to engage in prayer sessions in almost all strategic holy places of worship in the cities of Makkah and Madina, with a view to restore peace in Zamfara and Nigeria in general.
Addressing the clerics before their departure, the deputy governor admonished them to consider the state and its people in their prayers.
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This, he said, they should do with the hope that God would cause an end to multiple problems of the nation.
Delivering a sermon at the departure, a cleric, Dr Atiku Balarabe, briefed the pilgrims on how best to concentrate on their worship and prayers in Saudi Arabia.
He said they should constantly remember that they are representative of all citizens of the state and to seek God’s intervention to bring an end to banditry and other crimes in the state.
Balarabe said they must concentrate on the prayers to meet the state’s expectations considering the trust reposed in them by millions of people of the state.
Earlier in the month, Zamfara distributed 200 Cadillac 2019 model to traditional rulers in the state.
2023: Zamfara PDP tables mouth-watering offer to aggrieved APC members
Meanwhile, the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Zamfara state says it is ready to accept in good faith the aggrieved members of the ruling party All Progressives Congress (APC).
Nura Umar who chairs the Zamfara chapter of the opposition party made this known in Gusau during a media parley.
Umar stated that the national convention of the APC gave clear indications that some of the party members were not satisfied with the outcomes, Legit.ng gathered.
He urged aggrieved members from the ruling to feel free to join the PDP stating that the party is geared towards maintaining progress.
Source: Legit.ng
