{"id":143605,"date":"2015-08-15T16:00:44","date_gmt":"2015-08-15T16:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=143605"},"modified":"2015-08-15T14:10:10","modified_gmt":"2015-08-15T14:10:10","slug":"minister-donates-hearse-to-damongo-muslim-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=143605","title":{"rendered":"Minister donates Hearse to Damongo Muslim community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Muslim community in Damongo Township will no longer carry the dead shoulders high to the burial grounds.<\/p>\n<p>The community can now boast of a minivan (Hearse) meant for carrying the dead to the graveyard.<\/p>\n<p>The Northern Regional Minister, Alhaji Mohammed Muniru Limuna personally provided the Hearse worth GHC35, 000.00.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_5213.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-143607 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_5213.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5213\" width=\"533\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_5213.jpg 533w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_5213-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nHe added a cash amount of GHC1, 000, 00 as startup capital for the Hearse maintenance.<\/p>\n<p>The gesture formed part of activities marking his 48th Birthday Anniversary which his family spent with the needy in Damongo Township.<\/p>\n<p>Alhaji Limuna felt carrying the deceased on shoulders was an affront to the Muslim community in Damongo, hence his contribution.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_5207.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-143606 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_5207.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5207\" width=\"533\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_5207.jpg 533w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_5207-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe realized that there was the need to honor the dead and so I had a discussion with my family and we have decided that instead of going to a hotel to celebrate my birthday we have decided to donate the Hearse to the Muslim community in Damongo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He tasked the Chief Imam and the ulamah to put the Hearse to good use and avoid discrimination.<\/p>\n<p>Alhaji Limuna who is eyeing the Damongo Parliamentary seat said the contribution should not be misconstrued to mean vote buying during the primaries.<\/p>\n<p>He handed over the keys to the West Gonja District Chief Executive, Ali Bakari Kassim for onward presentation to the Damongo Chief Imam.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_5219.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-143609\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_5219.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5219\" width=\"533\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_5219.jpg 533w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_5219-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The DCE thanked Alhaji Limuna for the contribution and wished him good health and prosperity.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the ulamah praised the Minister for his immense contribution to the Muslim community in various ways.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Abdul Karim Naatogmah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Muslim community in Damongo Township will no longer carry the dead shoulders high to the burial grounds. The community can now boast of a minivan (Hearse) meant for carrying the dead to the graveyard. The Northern Regional Minister, Alhaji Mohammed Muniru Limuna personally provided the Hearse worth GHC35, 000.00. 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