Just in: 500 Muslim clerics hold marathon prayers for Buhari’s recovery
- The Zamfara state government has organized special prayers for the well-being of President Muhammadu Buhari and the country
- 500 Qur’an reciters recited the Holy Qur’an 100 times from Sunday night, May 21, to Monday morning, May 22, as part of the prayers for the president
- The Zamfara state commissioner for rural and community development, Alhaji Lawal Liman, says the clerics were brought together as part of activities lined up for the 2017 Democracy Day celebration in the state
Five hundred Islamic scholars have offered special prayers for the well-being of President Muhammadu Buhari and the country.
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The gathering of the clerics, drawn from the 14 local government areas of Zamfara state, was organised by the Zamfara state government, PM news reports.
The state’s commissioner for rural and community development, Alhaji Lawal Liman, said the clerics were brought together as part of activities lined up for the 2017 Democracy Day celebration in the state.
“All hands must be joined in prayers for the betterment of our nation.
The 500 Muslim clerics who prayed for President Buhari were hosted by the Zamfara state government.
“If the President, as the leader of Nigeria, is not well, then it becomes the concern of all Nigerians to know that his recovery is highly important to us as a people and as a nation.
“We have organised different prayer sessions throughout the state and we believe as Hafeez (memorizers of the Holy Qur’an) their prayers will be of immense benefit for our state, its leaders and people and the nation, especially the President, who is now on medical treatment in London, Alhaji Lawal Liman said.
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The commissioner added that the 500 Qur’an reciters who were hosted at the Gusau Central Mosque, recited the Holy Qur’an 100 times from Sunday night, May 21, to Monday morning, May 22.
The commissioner noted that special prayers were also offered for God to continue to give President Buhari the wisdom he needs to take the nation to greater heights.
Meanwhile, the minister of state for petroleum resources, Ibe Kachikwu, has said President Muhammadu Buhari is still having meetings and playing some roles.
NAIJ.com learnt that Kachikwu, who made this statement during a BBC Hard Talk interview, also said the president is still capable of issuing policies and approving projects when necessary.
He said the president is undergoing hospital treatments in London but he doesn't know the full details and he wouldn't know.
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