Kano Election: APC, PDP Supporters Go Spiritual, Kill Animals; Storm Mecca

Kano election: APC, PDP supporters go spiritual, kill animals; storm Mecca for prayers

By Wale Odunsi

Ahead
of the March 23 supplementary election in some polling units in Kano
State, electorate, including members of the All Progressives Congress
(APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have gone spiritual.

PRNigeria
reports that while some voters observe prayers in mosques, others are
currently outside the country (Mecca) to seek God’s intervention.

Aside
embarking on non-obligatory prayers and fasting, there are also animal
(mostly camels, cows, rams, goats) sacrifices at various local
governments across the state.

Depending on the political divide,
supporters in their thousands have trooped to various praying sites,
some outside the mosques with selected Imams leading them in special
prayers against political manipulation and electoral frauds next
Saturday.

Some businessmen have sponsored ‘prayer warriors’ on a
pilgrimage to the Holy lands in Saudia Arabia for God’s intervention
during the polls.

In a video, a businessman in Saudi Arabia, said
that many pilgrims were expected from Nigeria for the special prayers
over Kano re-run election.

His words: “We have finalised all
arrangements for pilgrims coming to the Holy land In Saudi Arabia for
payers for peace in Kano in the next election.

“On arrival, they
would move to the Grand Mosque of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) in Madina for
special morning prayers, and thereafter proceed to the Grand Mosque in
Mecca for special evening prayers while the following day, they would
proceed to a special mosque on the way to Jeddah International Airport.

“Meanwhile,
we have made provisions for vehicles, accommodation and feeding for all
intending pilgrims for this special prayer against political crises in
our beloved city of Kano in the forthcoming election. As we have also
purchased the sacrificial rams to be slaughtered.”

Meanwhile,
many streets in the city have witnessed peaceful youth protests in
recent days with chants of “Allahu Akbar” (God is the greatest)
“Hasbunalahu Wani’imal Wakil” (Allah is sufficient for us).

Earlier
in the week, one of the groups terminated their march at the Kano Emir
Palace, where they performed ‘Al Qunut’ (special prayer) of two Rakat
prayers at the palace pavilion.

Source:- Dailypostng