Sultan of Sokoto, Aregbesola, others pray for Buhari’s recovery (Photos)
Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun state and the Sultan of Sokoto and president-general of the Nigerian Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar gathered on Sunday, February 12, to pray for President Muhammadu Buhari’s quick recovery and return as well as the peace and progress of Nigeria.
The prayer programme which was organised by the Osun state Muslim community was attended by the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Sulu Gambari, a former Inspector General of Police Alhaji Musliu Smith and other Islamic leaders across Nigeria, The Punch reports.
Offering the prayers, Oloyede, who is also the Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board said: “We start this by praying specially for President Muhammadu Buhari. May almighty Allah grant him happiness including health. Every right thinking person is expecting his return.
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“We pray that almighty Allah will see him back safely and grant him the strength, wherewithal, the knowledge, the justice to run the great complex country of ours.”
Before leading a national prayer for peace, security, stability and development, the Sultan commended Governor Aregbesola for his commitment to religious tolerance in the state.
He also called on various religious groups across the country to make prayer a daily routine as the country needs spiritual solutions to its peculiar challenges.
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