The Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar on Thursday commissioned a five hundred capacity Quranic College at Gunduwawa town in Gezawa local government area of Kano state.
The Quranic College constructed by the senator representing Kano Central, Ibrahim Shekarau was named after his grandmother, Gwani Mammadu Dan Gunduwawa.
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The college will accommodate 250 male and 250 female students at a time, and the students will memorize the Holy Qur’an in six months.
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Speaking at the commissioning, Atiku commended senator shekarau for initiating the project Which he said would play vital role in promoting Islamic education.
The former vice president is in Kano for his presidential rally scheduled to take place later in the day.
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In his speech, Senator Shekarau thanked Atiku for commissioning the project.
Shekaru also explained that he is always committed to providing dividends of democracy through projects that will touch the lives of the people including the generation yet unborn.
