The First Lady Oluremi Tinubu has donated twenty million naira to Maryam Dan’azumi winner of the 46th King Abdulaziz International Qur’anic Competition in Saudi Arabia, as part of her support to Maryam education. This was when Gombe State Governor, Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya presented the 19 year-old Maryam Ibrahim Dan’azumi to Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu in Abuja.
Receiving Maryam alongside her parents, teachers and members of the Gombe delegation, Senator Oluremi Tinubu describes the young Qur’anic scholar as a source of pride to Nigerian women and the girl-child.
The First Lady applauds Maryam’s parents for her upbringing, her teachers for their mentorship and the Gombe State Musabaqa Committee for its support.
Senator Oluremi commends Gombe State’s Tsangaya integrated school system and Almajiri education programme, describing them as models that could be replicated across the Country.
She stresses the need to address the challenges of Almajiri and out-of-school children, noting that the Federal Government’s Renewed Hope initiative was also prioritizing women, the girl-child and vulnerable Nigerians.
Maryam, from Gombe State emerged the overall winner of the prestigious international competition after competing against hundreds of contestants from several Countries.
She represented Nigeria in the category for memorisation of the entire Holy Qur’an, recitation, covering 60 Hizb with Tafsir.
Her victory is particularly significant as it came in the first year females were admitted into the 46-year-old competition, making her achievement a landmark for Nigeria and the girl-child.
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