By Mumini Abdulkareem
The final of this year’s Quaranic recitation competition organised by the Kwara State Quranic Recitation Committee will hold on Thursday 28 and Friday 29th December 2017 at the Ilorin Stadium complex between 9 am and 6 pm daily.
The finals would produce the state’s reciters for the national contest coming up in Katsina between 2nd February and February 11, 2018.
A statement by the Public Relations Officer of the Committee, Alhaji Nuhu Abbas Isa, stated that the reciters had gone through the local government and senatorial level contests to qualify for the finals where the state’s representatives for the national contest would emerge.
The statement said those who excelled in the competition would be presented with prizes at the closing ceremony on Saturday, December 30, at the state stadium complex, Ilorin.
The statement stated that the proprietor of Baraje Centre for Arabic and Islamic studies, Ilorin, Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje would be the chairman of the occasion while Nigeria’s former Ambassador to the Netherlands, Dr. Nimotallahi Akanbi would be the chairperson. A Sharia court Khadi, Justice AbdulLateef Kamaldeen is the guest lecturer.
It added that the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Saraki will be special Guest of Honour while the state governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed and Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu- Gambari would be the Guest of Honour and royal father of the day respectively.
The Chief Host is the Chairman, Kwara State Arabic board, Dr. Abdulkadir Juma’ Al-Salman, the co-host is the Danmadami of Ilorin and chairman, state Quranic Committee, Alhaji Sheu Abdulgafar.
