Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has commissioned a newly constructed Jumu’at Mosque at the Kano State Government House.
In a statement issued on Friday, the governor’s spokesperson, Mustapha Muhammad, said the commissioning of the mosque is part of the governor’s administration’s efforts to promote religious activities and provide a conducive environment for staff and visitors to the Government House to observe their prayers in comfort and peace.
It also reaffirmed the administration’s commitment to supporting religious affairs and strengthening values such as honesty, trustworthiness, and peaceful coexistence among the people.
The maiden Jumu’at prayer was led by the Emir of Kano, Khalifah Muhammad Sanusi II, who delivered a heart-touching sermon that focuses on the need to help the poor and the needy during the month of Ramadan and beyond.
The Emir also highlighted the importance of building a mosque as a great and lasting charity (Sadaqatul Jariyah) that benefits the community both in this world and in the Hereafter.
He also called on the people to value the new mosque by attending prayers regularly, maintaining its cleanliness, and contributing toward the sustainability of its activities, encouraging the faithful to engage actively in acts of worship within the mosque and to offer prayers for peace, progress, and unity.
The mosque opening was attended by the Speaker, Kano State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Jibril Isma’il Falgore, Secretary to the State Government, Umar Faruk Ibrahim, Hon. Alhassan Ado Doguwa, Saudi Consul-General in Kano, Khalid Ahmad Aladhamawi, Commissioners, and other senior government officials, among others.
