NASFAT to mark 25th year with prayers, lectures

By Musa Odoshimokhe

The Nasrul-Lahi-L-Fatih Society of Nigeria (NASFAT) has lined up a series of programmes to mart its 25th anniversary.

Governor Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti), Nasir El-Rufai (Kaduna) and Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, will deliver the anniversary lectures in Port Harcourt, Abuja and Lagos.

Some of the events for the anniversary include prayer for the nation, walk for peace, tree planting in Lagos, Osogbo, Abuja and Port Harcourt; medical outreach, International Women’s Day celebration and the empowerment of 25 women.

There will also be vocational and empowerment training at 25 locations in March; community service day and innovation/STEM competition across all NASFAT primary and secondary schools.

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Vice-Chairman of the 25th Anniversary Planning Committee, Bayo Alabidun, said the theme of the anniversary lecture series is centred on building a better society.

He spoke when he and other members visited The Nation head office in Lagos on Tuesday. They were received by the Editor, Mr Adeniyi Adesina.

Alabidun said the tree planting was part of NASFAT’s bid to join the advocacy for environmental preservation.

The planning committee said NASFAT, formed on March 5, 1995, has recorded successes.

These include the establishment of a private university that has graduated thousands of scholars and professionals, capacity building for women, skills empowerment, youth development, vocational training, among others.

He added that agencies of the NASFAT Society have established leadership positions in Hajj and Umrah services, in Zakat mobilisation and administration through the NASFAT Agency for Zakat and Sadaqat, and humanitarian relief services through the NASFAT Relief Initiative (NRI).