Sultan lauds Gov Aliyu’s Ramadan feeding programme

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, commended Gov. Ahmed Aliyu for the way and manner in which this year’s Ramadan feeding programme was carried out.

He made the commendation while delivering his Sallah message at the Palace pavilion on Wednesday in Sokoto.

Sultan Sa’ad expressed satisfaction with the large number of people fed under the statewide Ramadan feeding programme and called on the Governor to sustain the invaluable gesture.

He added, “I also would like to commend the Governor for the financial assistance to the needy, especially our Imams and Quranic teachers across the State.

“We equally appreciate the developmental projects being executed by the State Governor.

“We therefore need to support him to do more for our dear State.”

Sultan Sa’ad also praised Governor Aliyu for generously giving half salary free to the civil servants and pensioners in the State as a Ramadan gift, describing the gesture as the first of its kind in the State.

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He further appealed to the well-to-do individuals in the State to continue to assist the needy, as doing so attracts heavy rewards from the Almighty Allah.

The spiritual leader further called on parents and guardians to ensure that their wards are enrolled in both Islamic and Western schools for them to become useful members of society.

“We need to take the issue of education very seriously if we want our State and country to develop,” he charged.

Sultan Sa’ad also called on the people of the State to continue to fervently pray for the nation’s leadership to succeed.

The event was attended by the APC leader in the State, Sen. Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, Minister of State for Water Resources and Sanitation, Muhammad Bello Goronyo, Sokoto State Deputy Governor, Idris Mohammed Gobir.