In a heartfelt tribute to his late son, Sadiq, and his father, Malam Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, Director General of Media and Publicity for the Kano Government House, has laid the foundation for the Sadiq Maddibo Memorial Quranic Centre in Dawakin Tofa, local government area of the State.

SolaceBase reports that the center aims to provide comprehensive education, blending Islamic studies with formal subjects like English and Mathematics, in order to equip students with both religious and modern knowledge.

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“Our goal is to give students a strong grounding in both their faith and essential academic subjects,” Bature explained during the foundation-laying ceremony, Sunusi Bature said in a statement he signed personally on Friday.

It could be recalled that Sadiq, Sunusi Bature’s first son died last week at a hospital in India after a bone marrow transplant.

According to the statement, the project is largely funded by Bature himself, supplemented by contributions from family, friends, and donations received during condolence visits after Sadiq’s passage

These funds, Bature emphasized, will help turn his vision into reality.

At the helm of the center will be Goni Ishaq Maratai, a respected Quranic scholar with over forty years of teaching experience.

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“Goni Ishaq has been my teacher for 35 years, and with this center, I hope to expand on the positive impact he has had in our community,” Bature said.

‘’The Sadiq Maddibo Memorial Quranic Centre stands as a legacy to Bature’s son, Sadiq, who recently lost his battle with sickle cell anemia, and will be a source of enduring education and inspiration for future generations, the statement added.