End of holy month of Ramadan and eid prayers are times for sober reflections
By Haruna Usman, Birnin Kebbi
Kebbi State president of National Council for Women Societies, NCWS, Hajiya Hadiza Muhammad Kola, has urged Muslims women across the country to use the occasion of Eid-el-Fitri to pray for peace, unity and progress in the country.
Kola, in a sallah message signed by her to all members said that end of holy month of Ramadan and eid prayers are times for sober reflections by putting into practical terms good lessons they have learnt during Ramadan.
“We congratulate Kebbi first lady, Zainab Nasare Idris and the Nigeria’s mother and first lady Senator Remi Tinubu for witnessing this occasion in good health. We pray to Allah to continue to guide and protect them”.
According to her, before and during Ramadan, both of them have proven to be mothers through their sustained assistance to women, orphans and the vulnerable at state and federal level.
While advocating for affirmative action for women, she appealed to them to advance the cause of women by living up to the expectations of national headquarters of the women body and hold firmly state chapters of National Council for Women Societies as the apex women body in the country.
The state chapter also commended the governor of Kebbi State, Dr Nasir Idris, for providing a peaceful atmosphere for all kind of women in the state.
She also appealed to Kebbi government to provide befitting accommodation and operational vehicle for Kebbi state chapter.