Some of those in attendance included Govs Mai Mala Buni (Yobe), Inuwa Yahaya (Gombe) as well as the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar.
World Wide Gist understands the event was organised by the Musabaqah Foundation for Qur’anic Recitation in Nigeria, Centre for Islamic Studies, Usmanu Danfodio University Sokoto and the Yobe State government.