The traditional ruler made the call at the 21st Auchi Day celebration, an annual event, held at the palace ground in Auchi, on Monday. The event climaxed with the finals of the 2018 Qur’an recitation competition which was witnessed by Auchi sons and daughters who had turned iout in their numbers to celebrate with the monarch. “I am urging parents to expose their children to the knowledge of the Holy Qur’an from tender age so that when they grow, they will not depart from the injunctions Almighty Allah. “Auchi Day started in 2010 to celebrate Allah. In 2015, we had the spiritual inclination to now have Auchi Day as a day to celebrate Allah through prayers to Him and recitation of the Holy Qur’an competition,” he added.
Source: Nigerian Tribune January 12, 2018 02:48 UTC