The Senator representing Zamfara West Senatorial District and former governor of Zamfara state, Senator Abdulaziz Yari Abubakar, (Marafan Sokoto), weekend urged Christians faithful to use the forthcoming Christmas festivities as an avenue to enhance national unity and cohesion and pray for continued peace and progress of Nigeria.
Senator Yari made the plea while presenting 310 bags of 50kg rice, 16 cows and one million naira cash to Christians Association of Nigeria (CAN), APC Igbo and Yoruba wings, Igbo and Yoruba communities all in Zamfara state.
Represented by the Federal Commissioner, Federal Character Commission from Zamfara state, Alhaji Sani Garba at the event,
the Marafan Sokoto stated the need for to pray for good health and God’s guidance to the nation’s leaders, especially President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, so that implementation of his administration’s policy thrust will be a huge success.
He said the spirituality of Christmas should be of paramount importance to them instead of engaging in some acts of frivolity that has no bearing with the founder of the event, adding that his focus on assisting them at all times will not be compromised.
Receiving the items on their behalf, chairman of CAN, Zamfara state, Evangelist Michael Tajudeen Azeez Afolabi, thanked the Marafan Sokoto for the gesture which he said was not the first of its kind.