As the month long Qur’an Recitation Competition in Memory of President Tinubu’s Late Mother Abibatu Mogaji Tinubu, came to an end, 30 out of 150 contesters have been awarded with cash prizes of N100,000 to One Million.
The Recitation Competition organized by Senator Bashir Lado, a special adviser to the President on National Assembly Matters, was in remembrance of late Habibat’s contributions in human development.
Sheikh Ibrahim Khalil, the Chairman of Kano State Council of Ullamas, who doubled as the Chairman of the Programs, explained that the competition has greatly impacted on the lives of young Qur’anic Reciters who were given Houses, Cars, Hajj trips and Cash awards.
He said the aims for the competition was beyond the awards, rather a congregation to pray for the President’s late mother who spent her life in the service to humanity.
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Sheikh Khalil commended Sen. Lado for organizing the event, noting that two birds were killed with a single stone; the deceased has enjoyed supplications from the participants, while the reciters went away with awards.
Senator Bashir Lado, said that the Competition started from wards to local governments and to State level, saying 30 Young Quranic memorizers who participated in the competition have been rewarded.
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He said they were given various gifts including Houses, Cars, Cash and tickets for trip to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for Hajj.
Khalil, who represented Sen. Lado, explained that through the competition, Young Quranic Reciters were empowered with a view to venturing into various businesses.
