By; JACOB ONJEWU DICKSON
His Highness, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, Sarkin Kano and his entourage returned home on Monday June 27, 2022 following a week-long successful official visit to the Kingdom of Morocco on the Invitation of His Majesty, King Mohammed VI.
The Monarch held series of meetings with Moroccan officials and visited a number of the country’s major cities and historical sites which included Casablanca, Marrakech, Rabat and Fes.
The Kano Monarch was hosted severally to official receptions by the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Endowments as well as the prestigious Mohammed VI Foundation.
He was hosted at the Institute for the Training of Imams and Preachers in Rabat, where he met with the Institution’s leadership and requested for more scholarships to assist Nigerian youths and others interested in furthering their studies in that field.
At the same Institution, Alhaji Aminu Ado addressed the Students who were drawn from different countries in Africa. Additionally, His Highness was a special guest at the headquarters of the Moroccan High Council of the Ulama.
He was a guest at the Residence of the Nigerian Ambassador where he was hosted to a sumptuous dinner. The last port of call of the Monarch in Rabat was a visit to the King Mohammed V and King Hassan II mausoleum, where he laid a wreath and paid his respects.
Emir Aminu Ado also visited and prayed at the Grande and historic Koutoubia mosque in Marrakech and the iconic King Hassan II mosque in the commercial city of Casablanca.
His Highness capped his visit to the historic city with a meeting with a cross section of Nigerians living in the coastal city, during which he admonished them to always be law abiding and also to exhibit good behaviour as Ambassadors of Nigeria.
In the spiritual city of Fes, His Highness visited and prayed at the Sheikh Ahmad Tijjani grande mosque as well as the Qarawiyyin University and Library.
At the end of the visit, His Highness was the Special Guest of honour at an International conference organised by the Moroccan Ministry of Religious Affairs and the Mohammed VI foundation.
In his goodwill message, which was well received during the occasion, His Highness called for tolerance, unity and consensus on fundamental issues amongst Religious leaders and all the Islamic faithful.
His Highness expressed great admiration to the Moroccan political and religious authorities for their wholesome service to the Islamic religion and humanity in general.
