Date: 2011-12-04

Fujairah: General Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, yesterday toured Fujairah and inspected several projects along with His Highness Shaikh Hamad Bin Mohammad Al Sharqi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Fujairah.

They inspected the progress of work on the Shaikh Zayed Mosque project in the emirate, which will be the second largest mosque in the country after the Shaikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi.

The new mosque will accommodate 20,000 worshippers. Shaikh Hamad and Shaikh Mohammad then visited the Fujairah Castle before heading to Fujairah Port.

During his tour of Fujairah, which was in keeping with the directives of President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Shaikh Mohammad enquired about the living conditions of the citizens in the emirate.

The residents in the emirate gave Shaikh Mohammad a warm welcome as he held cordial talks with them and asked them about their living conditions and needs.

Shaikh Mohammad was accompanied by Mohammed Ahmad Al Murr, Speaker of the Federal National Council, Lieutenant-General Shaikh Saif Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior; Shaikh Hamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chief of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Court, other shaikhs and senior officials.

Explaining the goal of his tour, Shaikh Mohammad said that Shaikh Khalifa was keen on knowing about the living conditions of citizens in various parts of the country and learning about their needs from themselves, as he strongly believes that the human being is the most valuable wealth the country possesses.

Top priorities

The people’s interests, their problems and their living standards are among the top priorities of the country’s prudent leadership, Shaikh Mohammad said.

This is the approach which had always been adopted in strengthening the bonds of love between the people and the leadership since the formation of the country, he said.

This social heritage is supported by the sublime values and tradition of cooperation and mutual protection. These values were upheld and propagated by the late Shaikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan.

Upon these values the country was founded and this principle of looking at the people of UAE as the members of a single family lives on, he added.

Gathering at the Majlis of Shaikh Mohammad in the Akkah region, people expressed their happiness at meeting him. They also expressed their joy as the visit comes at a time when the country is celebrating its 40th National Day.

The residents of the region offered their heartfelt greetings to Shaikh Khalifa, who in his National Day speech had called on the leadership to listen to the people.

Source: Gulf Daily Magazine