Ramadan: Foundation launches ‘Iftar’ meal in five northern states
Dr Bukola Saraki, former Senate President addressing some Muslim faithfuls….
As part of its annual tradition, the Abubakar Bukola Saraki Foundation is to commence the sharing of Iftar meals across selected mosques in five states across the North.
A statement signed by Hon. Musa Aliyu, the North Central Regional Director, ABSFoundation and made available to the press in Ilorin, Kwara State on Wednesday, stated that the Foundation Ramadan Iftar programme is to run through the last 10 days of the holy month of fasting.
The statement clarified that the Iftar program would be distributed in Kwara, Niger, Borno, Kano, and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
According to him, “the foundation will accommodate over 100 people per mosque with over 50 mosques being targeted across Kwara State.
“The iftar welfare programme will also hold at selected mosques in Niger, Borno, Kano, and the FCT.
Aliyu added that the gesture, “which is an annual practice, is to extend love to the Muslim Ummah, and ensure that the needy also participate in the fasting without any lack.”
The former Senate President and founder, ABS Foundation, Dr Bukola Saraki, harped on the importance of togetherness, giving, and supplication during the month of Ramadan and beyond.
He said, “All Nigerians across religious divides must devote the fasting period to pray for Nigeria and seek Allah’s intervention.”
Saraki who spoke while reacting to the commencement of the iftar meal sharing in some states of the federation by his Foundation, said “privileged individuals must endeavor to make the fasting season comfortable for the less privileged, especially because of the economic situation in the country.”
