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Atiku Celebrates Sultan Of Sokoto At 66: ‘May Allah Grant You Good Health, Wisdom For Continued Spiritual Leadership…’

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general election, Atiku Abubakar has felicitated with the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar on the occasion of his 66th birthday anniversary.

Atiku Prays For Sultan Of Sokoto At 66

Atiku offered the felicitation in a terse statement on his official twitter handle on Wednesday morning.

The former vice president of Nigeria prayed the Almighty Allah to grant the Sultan good health and wisdom “for continued spiritual leadership for the Muslim faithful in our dear country and for the tremendous work that you do in fostering inter-faith dialogue.”

He wrote, On behalf of my family, I wish His Eminence Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto, a happy 66th birthday celebration.

May the Almighty Allah grant you good health and wisdom for continued spiritual leadership for the Muslim faithful in our dear country and for the tremendous work that you do in fostering inter-faith dialogue.”

Born on August 24, 1956, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar ascended the throne of the great Sokoto Empire as the 20th Sultan of Sokoto on November 6th, 2006.

In other news, Kanyi Daily had reported that Atiku had condemned the killing of a Nigerian man, Alika Ogorchukwu in Civitanova Marche, Italy.

Ogorchukwu, a 39-year-old physically challenged vendor was attacked and beaten to death at his stall by a 32-year-old man from Salerno last week Friday.

Richard Anyebe

Richard Anyebe is a senior reporter at Kanyi Daily News covering all things politics and trending human interest stories. He is based in Abuja. Contact this reporter at info@kanyidaily.com

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