Abuja, Dec.21, 2021 – The President Muhammadu Buhari says he is looking forward to returning to Daura, his hometown, at the end of his tenure.
Mallam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, quoted President Buhari as saying this on Tuesday when he received members of Jam’iyyatu Ansaridden (Attijaniyya) at the State House, Abuja.
Buhari thanked members of the group for their fervent prayers for his administration and the country, while also commending the Islamic group for promoting religious tolerance in the country.
“President Buhari, who thanked members of the group for their fervent prayers for his administration and the country, said he was looking forward to returning to Daura, his hometown in the next five months, at the end of his tenure.”|
The President told the group, led by the Khalifa of the Jam’iyyatu Ansaridden (Attijaniyya), Sheikh Muhammad Khalifa Niass, that he valued their roles in promoting stability in several African countries.
Sheikh Tijjani Shehul Hadi Almauritany, head of the group, offered prayers for the President, the country and Nigerians, while the recitation of the Holy Quran was conducted by Sheikh Abdullahi Lamine.
The Khalifa of the association, Sheikh Niass, drew attention to the biography of Prophet Muhammad and the lessons Muslims can imbibe from his way of life.
Khalifah Niass told the story of his late father, Sheikh Ibrahim Niass’s close association with Nigeria and its people, dating back seventy years, saying that the family was determined to continue to build on the relationship. (GBN)
