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February 28, 2005
V-P appreciates role of traditional rulers
VICE President Atiku Abubakar has said that the federal government will continue to appreciate the role traditional institutions play in the sustenance of peace and unity in Nigeria.
From KABIRU YUSUF, Kano
Alhaji Abubakar who stated this at Kano emir’s palace when he paid the traditional homage to the emir, Alhaji (Dr.) Ado Bayero, explained that traditional institutions remain a symbol of unity, progress and peaceful coexistence in the country.
The vice president who was in Kano to give out hands of two daughters of former military governor of Kaduna state, Brigadier General Lawal Ja’afar Isa to marriage, commended the efforts of Emir Bayero for being so patient to receive him despite his tight schedule.
He further said that he was in Kano for the wedding fatiha which took place at Umar bin Khattab Juma’at mosque, Kano. In attendance were Kano state governor, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau and that of Adamawa state, Mr. Boni Haruna among others.
From the emir’s palace, Abubakar proceeded to Kano Government House, where he took his lunch and performed his Zuhr prayer before he left for Abuja via Malam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) Kano.
Posted by Publisher at February 28, 2005 03:17 PM
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