No fever than 240 students are contesting in the 38th edition of the Quranic recitation competition organised by the Bauchi State Government.
He said the contestants comprise 120 boys and 120 girls drawn from 20 LGAs of the state, adding that they would compete in six categories of the one-week long competition. Represented by his deputy, Auwal Jatau, the governor urged the contestants to work hard to enable them to excel in the competition.
The Emir of Ningi, Alhaji Yunusa Danyaya, described the Holy Qur’an as the word of Allah guiding humanity.