Naira redesign: Qadiriyya leader urges government to retain Arabic inscriptions on currency

The spiritual leader of Qadiriyya order in Nigeria and West Africa, Sheikh Qaribullah Sheikh Nasiru Kabara, has appealed to the Federal government to consider the calls made by several institutions not to remove Arabic inscriptions on the newly redesigned Naira notes.

Mallam Qaribullah made the appeal while addressing hundreds of thousands of followers during the 72nd Maukibi celebration, popularly known as Waliyyai, a yearly celebration in honour of Qadiriyya founding father, Sheikh Abdulkadir Jelani in Kano.

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“I would want to urge the federal government not to heed the call to remove the Arabic inscriptions when rebranding the Naira notes. It is important to note that the inscription has a significant importance to the Muslim community in the nation,” he said.

The Emir of Kano Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero used the occasion to task the Muslim faithful to commit Kano and the nation in general to prayers ahead of 2023 general elections.

Similarly in his speech Kano State Governor, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, who was represented at the event by the state Deputy Governor, Dr Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna, stated that the state government will continue to support peaceful coexistence in the state adding that the administration has done a lot to ensure peace and harmony reigns.