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Nathaniel Gbaoron, Lafia
The First Class Traditional Ruler of Egbura People in Nasarawa State HRH Alh. Usman Abdullahi and the Speaker, Nasarawa state House of Assembly have recently attended the Eid-el – Fitr prayer with their people in Umaisha, Toto Local Government Area of the State.
The Two Unit prayer was held at Umaisha Central Eid. Ground was led by the Chief Imam of the area who is the Khadi Sheriah Court of Appeal Lafia Justice Mohammed Yahaya Usman, who prayed for peace, unity and progress of the state and country in general.
The Imam of Umaisha advised the people on the need to sustain peace and unity being enjoyed in the area as well as support for one another especially the well to do in the society to the less privileged ones to give them a sense of belonging.
As it is a tradition among the people, they all gathered at the Royal Father’s Palace to pay Homage to the traditional ruler Alh. Usman Abdullahi appreciated the Speaker Balarabe Abdullahi and other prominent Sons and Daughters of the area for coming home to celebrate with their people and tasked them on peace and unity considering its impact in the society as well as the need to be security conscious and embrace farming, fishing and trading that they are known for.
The Royal Father commended Governor Abdullahi Sule and Speaker Balarabe Abdullahi for their leadership qualities in the State and developmental strides in the area.
In his Speech, the Speaker Balarabe Abdullahi who went down memory lane said the leadership of Ohimege Opanda has brought tremendous progress, peace and stability in the area and called for more support and prayers for the Monarch to build on the solid foundation he has put in place.