{"id":13081,"date":"2025-03-20T05:34:35","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T05:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/?p=13081"},"modified":"2025-03-20T08:34:40","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T08:34:40","slug":"dr-betta-edu-hosts-emir-of-kano-acting-governor-and-others-for-ramadan-iftar-in-calabar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/2025\/03\/20\/dr-betta-edu-hosts-emir-of-kano-acting-governor-and-others-for-ramadan-iftar-in-calabar\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Betta Edu Hosts Emir of Kano, Acting Governor, and Others for Ramadan Iftar in Calabar"},"content":{"rendered":"

The <\/span>former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation<\/span> under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, <\/span>Dr. Betta Edu<\/span>, hosted an esteemed gathering for the breaking of fast (Iftar) at her residence in Calabar, welcoming prominent dignitaries and members of the Muslim community.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Among the distinguished guests was <\/span>His Highness, the 15th Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, CFR<\/span>, who also serves as the <\/span>Chancellor of the University of Calabar<\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Emir, accompanied by his entourage, was warmly received for the Ramadan event.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Also in attendance was the <\/span>Acting Governor of Cross River State, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey<\/span>, alongside the <\/span>Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Professor Florence Obi<\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n

She led a delegation comprising the <\/span>Chairman and members of the University\u2019s Governing Council<\/span>, the university management, and representatives from the student community.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The gathering also saw the presence of <\/span>leaders of the Muslim community in Cross River State<\/span>, along with other faithful observing the holy month of Ramadan.<\/span><\/p>\n

Speaking at the event, Dr. Betta Edu emphasized the significance of <\/span>unity and interfaith harmony<\/span>, noting that the Iftar took place at a time when Christian faithful were also observing Lent.<\/span><\/p>\n

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She reaffirmed that Nigeria remains a <\/span>nation under God<\/span>, with President <\/span>Bola Ahmed Tinubu\u2019s administration<\/span> committed to fostering cultural appreciation and religious inclusivity, in line with the <\/span>Renewed Hope Agenda<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

She extended her heartfelt wishes, saying, <\/span>\u201cRamadan Kareem to all Muslim faithful, and Happy Golden Jubilee Celebrations to my alma mater, the University of Calabar.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Dr. Betta Edu, hosted an esteemed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13088,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13081","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13081","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13081"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13081\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13093,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13081\/revisions\/13093"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13088"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}