Nigeria: Lamido's Leadership Lessons

22 July 2016

Though the holy month of Ramadan may have passed with the sighting of the moon ushering in the Shawaal, there are inherent lessons from the 30 days period which a recent THISDAY editorial captured as an opportunity for Muslims all the world "to rededicate themselves to the teachings of the faith and the course of mankind as a whole."

As Islam's most holy month, the Ramadan is marked by piety, spiritual discipline and a rededication to worthy causes. The holy Qur'an stipulates that a Muslim should observe fast literally from before sunrise to sunset and distribute from his resources to the masses during this period with more emphasis on demonstrating the true tenets of the faith. How this enduring lessons were brought to bear in Bamaina, a model of how an Africa village should look like is the focus of this feature which highlights how Sule Lamido, former governor of Jigawa State with a towering profile, invited his people to observe the iftar, the religious breaking of the fast with him.

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