Sokoto State Governor, Ahmad Aliyu, has said the promotion of Islamic affairs remains a top priority of his administration.
The governor stated this while receiving members of Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’ah Wa Iqamatus Sunnah from Kaduna and Jos during separate Sallah homage visits.
This was disclosed in a statement issued on Thursday by his Director-General of Media and Publicity, Abubakar Bawa.
Aliyu announced that the state government would henceforth take full responsibility for supporting the annual Ramadan Tafseer organised by Izala groups in the state.
The governor stated that the decision to support the Tafseer from next year was informed by the fact that the “promotion of Islamic affairs remains one of the top priorities of his administration.”
“I don’t think it is appropriate for us in Sokoto to allow you to continue raising appeal funds every year to conduct the Ramadan Tafseer,” the governor said.
“We will henceforth set up a committee to assess your financial requirements for the conduct of the Tafseer, with a view to possible government intervention,” he added.
