The leadership of the Jamaatu Nasril Islam under the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’adu Abubakar lll, has hailed the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari at the February 23 presidential election in the country.
The Sultan of Sokoto is the spiritual leader of the
Nigerian Muslims. He is also the President-General of the Nigerian
Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs.
In a statement signed on his
behalf and the Nigerian Muslim community by the JNI’s
Secretary-General, Dr Khalid Abubakar-Aliyu, on Sunday in Kaduna, the
Sultan thanked God for a hitch-free election which led to the
declaration of Buhari as winner.
He urged losers in the
presidential poll, including Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples
Democratic Party, to accept defeat and embrace peace as according to
him, in every contest, there must be a winner and a loser.
“We
are grateful to Allah, the beneficent and exceedingly merciful for the
peaceful and successful conduct of the 2019 Presidential and National
Assembly elections, as well as the subsequent declaration of the
winners.
“Jama’atu Nasril Islam under the leadership of His
Eminence, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar, delightfully congratulates
President Muhammadu Buhari and all other contestants, as well as the
Nigerian electorate that conducted themselves peacefully and with high
spirit of decorum during and after the elections.
“However, we
call on all the political contenders in Nigeria to, in the name Allah,
take it easy and sheathe their swords, as in every contest there will
always be a winner and a loser.
“But in this case, all the contestants are the winners, because Nigerians are now beginning to understand the dynamics of politics and democracy.”
Source:- Punchng
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