To ensure that civil servants in Sokoto State observe this year’s Ramadan fast with ease, Governor Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto has approved the immediate payment of February salaries from today.
 
The payment, as usual, covers workers in the State Civil Service, Local Government Councils, Local Government Education Authority (LGEA), as well as pensioners across the state.
   
The governor urged civil servants to reciprocate the gesture and others to do the same through dedication and commitment to their duties.
   
He stated that workers are to be punctual, hardworking, committed, and above all, sincere in the discharge of their responsibilities across departments, so the government can collectively achieve its goal of meeting the yearnings and aspirations of the people of the state.
   
Sokoto, in a statement by the Director-General, Media and Publicity, Government House, Abubakar Bawa, reaffirmed that his administration remains fully committed to ensuring a vibrant, efficient, and productive civil service in the state.

Also, scholars have called for self-purification and detachment from vices as the fast approaches.
 
The call was made at the yearly Pre-Ramadan Seminar jointly organised by seven Islamic organisations in Kwara State.
 
They include The Muslim Congress; Standard Bearers Islamic Organisation; Al Muminaat Organisation; Organisation of Thadhamunul Muslimeem; Al Khawaatul Muslimaat and The Achiever Ambassadors Islamic Foundation.
 
The event was themed: “Ramadan, Self-purification and detachment from vices, and drew participants from across the state.
 
Organisers said the programme is aimed at preparing Muslims spiritually and socially ahead of Ramadan.
 
Delivering the keynote lecture, Associate Professor Hamza AbdulRaheem of Al-Hikmah University described Ramadan as a sacred period designed to instil discipline, patience and devotion in believers.