Cards
By Ramatu Garba
Kano, May 5, 2018 (NAN) A group under the aegis of Rasulul A’azam Foundation (RAAF) in Kano has called on its members who are eligible to obtain voter cards to enable them exercise their civic responsibility during the 2019 general elections.
The Secretary General of the organisation, Sheik Sale Muhd-Sani Zaria made the call at annual celebration of the birthday of Imam El-Mahdi held in Kano on Saturday.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event was organised by the National headquarters of the Foundation in Kano.
He said the call was imperative in order to enable Nigerians exercise their civic responsibility to elect credible leaders and with proven integrity.
“While lauding our members for their positive response in possessing voters cards, the Foundation also called on all eligible voters to get their voter cards before the forthcoming elections,”he said.
He also advised Muslims and all other Nigerians to shun acts capable of causing religious or ethnic crisis in the country.
“We want to use this opportunity to call on adherents of religious organisations in Nigeria to avoid all sorts of extremism and live peacefully with one another as taught by all the Apostles of Allah and practice by the real adherents of these religions and sects.
The General Secretary commended the Federal Government on its agricultural programmes, jobs creation for the teeming youths and war against corruption and called on the government to sustain the tempo.
“We appreciate our members for being law abiding citizens, their commitment for a better Nigeria and their support to security agencies in the process of maintaining peace in the country.
“Our organisation is committed to a peaceful, economically viable, Independent, united and one indivisible Nigeria, “he added. (NAN)
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Edited by Tukur Muntari.