This year’s Eid-el Kabir celebration was held at the Ilorin Central Praying Ground, where Muslim faithful gathered to observe the two rakah prayers alongside notable figures from the Ilorin Emirate, including Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq.
Traditional title holders and the Emir of Ilorin, Dr. Ibrahim Sulu Gambari, were present at the prayer session conducted by Sheikh Muhammad Bashir Soliu, the Chief Imam of Ilorin.
The Governor and his entourage, which included his brother and the Mutawali of Ilorin, Dr. Alimi AbdulRazaq, arrived at the Eid prayer area at precisely 9:40 AM in a white coaster bus after weaving past the daily crush of cheering people and traffic jams.
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The elite of the Ilorin Muslim community, including title holders like Dr. Bukola Saraki, the former Senate President, Alfa Belgore, the former CJN, Engr. Lanre Sagaya, the Mufti of Ilorin, Sheikh Suleiman Farouk Onikijipa, and many others, welcomed him warmly.
The governor was accompanied by the Turaki of Ilorin and Senator Salihu Mustapha, who represents Kwara Central; members of the House of Representatives Ahmad Yinka Aluko and Mukhtar Shagaya; the leader of the Kwara House of Assembly, Hon. Magaji, and his colleagues from the House; Prince Abdulkadir Mahe, the governor’s chief of staff; additional cabinet members; and a number of party leaders and chieftains.
