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Ahmed, Saraki Absent At Ilorin Eid Prayers by yusuftaofiq94: 7:11pm On Jul 06, 2016 |
Ilorin - Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of
Kwara and Senate president, Dr
Bukola Saraki as well as top
government functionaries were
conspicuously absent at the Eid-el-
Fitri prayers on Wednesday in Ilorin.
The governor and Saraki were usually
present at the Eid praying ground
during Sallah celebrations.
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No reason was given for their absence
although a top Government House
source told NAN that the governor
prayed at a private mosque in the
state capital.
NAN also reports that the duo usually
paid the traditional homage to the
Emir, Alhaji Sulu Gambari,
immediately after the Eid prayers.
They were, however, absent for the
traditional homage and the
accompanying Durbar which often
followed the Eid prayers.
Ahmed had last year stayed away
from the Eid praying ground while
those who attended with the senate
president were pelted with stones and
sachet water by angry workers whose
salaries were not paid.
NAN also reports that there was a
fracas at the palace of the emir who
was hosting this year's traditional ``
night of prayers’’ on Sunday.
A palace source confided in NAN that
mid way into the programme, a cleric
rose to defend government’s inability
to pay workers’ salaries and this drew
the anger of the people.
The source told NAN that the crowd
went berserk, disconnecting the
electricity supply to the venue and
freely throwing chairs at dignitaries at
the event.
The Secretary of Sheikh Alimi
Foundation, Abdulazeez Arowona, in a
statement confirmed there was fracas
at the palace during the programme. |
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