Niger youth, women drums support for Atiku/Okowa Presidency

Niger State youths and women in their numbers under the auspices of Arewa Decides 2023 Niger state chapter has endorsed the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Atiku/Okowa to better Nigeria.

The Niger state Coordinator of the group, Comrade Isah

Abubakar Vatsa declared the endorsement at the Sensitization and Awareness Conference on Vote Canvassing and Protection for Atiku Abubakar held in Minna.

He described Atiku as a nationalist, capable, competent, strong, healthy, mentally sound, physically fit and very articulated leader Nigeria needs at this crucial moment of the country who will moved the nation to the next level of development.

Abubakar Vatsa was optimistic that the People’s Democratic Party and it’s candidates will emerged victorious during this year’s polls in Nigeria and Niger state sequel to the mammoth crowd that graced the gathering.

Another member of Arewa Decides 2023, Sadiq Abubakar

Kpotu in an interview said that the People’s Democratic Party is the party to beat following the acceptability and track records of achievements in the country.

He maintained that the youths should take their destiny in their hands by voting the PDP at all levels to save the country from maladministration, misrule, hardship and nepotism so as to better Nigeria for every citizen.

By Tobias Lengnan Dapam

The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) has partnered UNICEF to combat child rights violations and poverty in Nigeria.

The partnership, which took place yesterday will be financed by the federal government.

The partnership will align the country’s poverty reduction strategy with the child and national Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), review social sector policies to lower child poverty, and put in place presidentiallevel accountability measures for reporting and receiving feedback on issues relating to children’s rights

National assembly quarters mosque gets new chief imam

The Management Committee of the National Assembly Central Mosque, Legislators’ Quarters, Abuja, has appointed Sheikh Sufyan Malumfashi, as the new Chief Imam of the mosque.

The Secretary of the Mosque Management Committee, Malam Mansur Jarkasa, said in a statement on Sunday in Abuja that the appointment took effect from Feb. 1.

The appointment came about 10 months after the disengagement of Sheikh Muhammad NuruKhalid as Chief Imam of the mosque in April 2022.

According to Jarkasa, the new appointment was endorsed by the mosque’s management committee headed by Sen. Saidu Dansadau and his deputy, Abubakar BawaBwari.

He said that the committee “after all necessary due diligence, consultation with stakeholders and due process resolved to unanimously appoint Sheikh Sufyan Malumfashi as the new Chief Imam of the mosque.”

Jarkasa said Sheikh Malumfashi had served as the Chief Imam of Area 11 Jumu’at Mosque, and was at the Saudi Arabian Consulate Office, Asokoro, as Jumma’at prayer imam.

The secretary said Sheikh Malumfashi is currently a visiting Jumu’at Imam of Al-Noor mosque, Wuse II, all in Abuja.

“Shiekh Malumfashi is presently the Deputy Ameer (Chairman) of the FCT Committee of Imams.

“He coordinate Da’awah activities on behalf of an International Donor Agency in six African countries

“He hails from Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State and obtained his first degree in Islamic Studies from the Islamic University of Medina in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

“Similarly, the new chief imam of the National Assembly Central Mosque, Zone, E, Legislators’ Quarters Apo, got his second degree from the Nasarawa State University, Keffi and is happily married with children.” (NAN)