A local organization in Katsina, Pleasant Library and Book Club (PLBC), has organized special prayer gatherings at Juma’at Mosques throughout the state to honor the memory of the deceased President Umaru Yar’adua.
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Speaking to reporters in Katsina on Friday, May 3, Dr. Mukhtar Alqasim, a representative of the organization, highlighted that the prayer session was among their initiatives to commemorate the 14th Yar’adua’s Remembrance Day.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) remembers that the late President Yar’adua passed away on May 5, 2010, following a prolonged illness.
Alqasim stated that as a community organization, PLBC has corresponded with all Imams throughout the state, requesting the inclusion of the prayer in their Friday sermons, which was duly carried out.
Additionally, he disclosed that as part of their agenda, they had finalized preparations to visit orphanages, homes for the elderly, psychiatric facilities, and other relevant locations.
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“As part of the activities, we have plans during the visits on Saturday, to distribute food items, clothes, and other necessary things to those homes and centers.
“On Sunday, PLBC is going to launch a book with over 300 pages titled: ‘What Yar’adua Told and Taught Me’, a reflection on 23 years of lifelong lessons learned under the mentorship of the late president.
“The book was written and would be presented during the ceremony by the PLBC President, Dr Muttaqa Rabe-Darma.
“The programme is being organised by the PLBC, with full support from the state government,” he disclosed.
Alqasim mentioned that during the event on Sunday, several prominent figures would deliver speeches on the late president, and there would also be another prayer session held at the venue.
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