29th Qur'anic competition: Zamfara first lady donates Hajj seats to overall winners,cash to participants.
From Ahmed Attahir
The wife of Zamfara State Governor Hajiya Huriyya Dauda Lawal, on Saturday evening attended the closing ceremony of the 29th State Qur’anic Recitation Competition,donated Hajj seats to overall winners in the state.
The Zamfara first lady further applauded the organisers, scholars and participants for upholding a tradition that strengthens Islamic knowledge and moral discipline among young people.
The week long competition brought together male and female contestants from all the fourteen local government areas of the state, featuring Qur'an memorisation and commentary competition across multiple categories.
At the closing ceremony, Hafiz Yusuf Tukur from Maru Local Government Area and Hafiza Hajaru Abdullahi from Tsafe Local Government emerged overall winners of the highest category among Males and females respectively.
This covered the memorisation of sixty(60) hizibs of the Glorious Qur’an with full commentary.
In her remarks, the First Lady congratulated winners across all six categories and encouraged them to demonstrate excellence at the forthcoming national competition scheduled for Borno State in December, 2025.
She also commended the Musabaqa Committee for its transparent and well executed coordination of this year’s edition, noting that such efforts promote discipline, learning and unity among young Qur’anic scholars.
The Chairman of the Zamfara State Council of Chiefs, His Royal Highness Alhaji Attahiru Muhammad Ahmad, Emir of Anka alongside the guest speaker, Malam Ibrahim Muhammad Sifawa, praised the state government and organisers for ensuring a successful and credible event.
The ceremony witnessed the turbaning overall winners and the presentation of Hajj seats,donated by the First Lady
as well as donation of one hundred thousand naira to each participant from the fourteen local government areas in the state.
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