The Sultan of Sokoto, Abubakar Sa'ad, also honoured the winner with the traditional title of Modibbon Sokoto.
Tambuwal, has donated N10 million to Nura Abdullahi, who emerged as the overall winner of the National Qur’anic Recitation Competition.
The ceremony to honour the winner was held at the International Conference Center Kasarawa in Sokoto on Sunday. The competition was held last year in Gusau, The governor also awarded Zainab Mahmoud, who won the female competition, a N3 million cash prize and a hajj seat.The Sultan of Sokoto donated N500,000 cash on behalf of the Sultanate Council, to Ms Mahmoud.Kano State has won the coveted title 12 times, first, during its second edition in 1987, won by the late Jafar Mahmud-Adam, LEADERSHIP Newspaper reported.
Mr Mahmud-Adam was shot and killed in 2007 by unknown persons while leading morning congregational prayers in his Dorayi mosque in the Kano metropolis.
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