By IBRAHIM KANOMA, Gusau
Zamfara State Governor, Governor Mohammed Bello Mattawale has called on Muslims in Nigeria to promote unity and love in the world.
The Governor said this has he host muslims to celebrate this year’s birthday anniversary of Sheikh Ibrahim Nyass.
In a press statement signed by Special Adviser to the Governor on Public Enlightenment, Media and Communications, Zailani Bappa, the Governor said: “This celebration which comes up on annual basis, is another avenue where muslims across the world come together to praise Allah and his messenger, Prophet Muhammad.”
According to him, the occasion which attracted hundreds of thousands of people into Zamfara State, where everyone was engaged in prayer and praises to Allah, is what the state needs at this moment of trials.
“I will not hesitate to grant the hosting of next year’s Maulud if requested by the organising committee”, Governor Matawalle enthused.
He called on all participants at the Maulud ground to dedicate their energy in fervent prayer for peace and unity of our country.
The turbaning of the 14th Emir of Kano Muhammadu Sanusi 11 also took place during the occasion, as the Grand Patron and leader of the Tijjaniyya sect in Nigeria, a position his grand father, Emir Muhammadu Sanusi 1 held until his demise in the early 1980s.
In his acceptance speech, Muhammadu Sanusi 11 assured the sect in Nigeria that he will exert all that it takes from him to move his followers to progress.
The occasion was attended by hundreds of thousands of Tijjaniyya sect followers from across the World under the chairmanship of the World Tijjaniyya sect leader, Sheikh Muhammad Mahi Nyass.
