NAN-H-47
Education
Dutse, Oct. 27, 2016 (NAN) The Caretaker Committee Chairman of Buji Local Government Area of Jigawa, Alhaji Hashim Ahmad, has called on parents in the area to encourage their children to acquire Islamic education.
Ahmad made the call at the commencement of the 31st edition of Qur’anic Recitation Competition in Buji.
The chairman said the education would make the children good citizens, productive and excellent leaders of tomorrow.
Ahmad urged parents to send their children to Islamiyya schools to learn more about their religion which would be a guide for them in the present world.
Ahmad said it would also save them from the punishment of hell fire in the hereafter.
The chairman called for peaceful coexistence among residents of the area, adding that there will be no progress without peace.
He urged the participants to work hard in order to excel, as there will be national and international competitions.
Fifty seven participants drawn from the 11 wards of the council are participating in the competition.
Secretary of Education in the council, Alhaji Aliyu Danbazau, lauded the state government for giving the council the necessary support that made it possible to organize the competition.
District Head of Gantsa village, Alhaji Shehu Muhammad called for the establishment of education committees in all Islamiyya schools in the area. (NAN)
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Edited by Razak Owolabi/Idahosa Asowata