President to celebrate Eid-el-Kabir in Daura

September 9, 2016 8:18 AM

President Buhari is scheduled to celebrate the Muslim festival, Eid-el-Kabir, in his hometown of Daura in Katsina State.

President Muhammadu Buhari observes prayers in commemoration of Eid-el-Kabir in Daura, Katsina State on September 24, 2015

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According to a report by Daily Trust, the President will join other Muslims in Katsina to celebrate the Sallah.

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It was further reported that President Buhari is scheduled to depart Abuja for Daura today , Friday, September 9, 2016 after observing the jumaat prayers at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa mosque.

President Buhari celebrated the 2015 Sallah by observing the Eid-el-Kabir prayer at Kofar-Arewa Eid Ground after which he and the Emir of Daura, Alhaji Umar Farouq slaughtered their rams.

Before the celebration, the President had rejected a truck-load of rams from a friendand an elder statesman.