• Prays for knowledge, power
•Recommits to constructing a affluent nation, says Nigeria will overcome challenges
Deji Elumoye, Chuks Okocha in Abuja and Benjamin Nworie in Abakaliki
In supplication and complete submission to the Almighty, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, yesterday, on the Holy Ka’abah, Mecca, the place he had gone to look at Umrah, the lesser hajj, handed his re-election challenges to Allah, in whom he trusted.
With a tinge of drama, Tinubu, who held and kissed the Al-Hajar al-Aswad in any other case referred to as the Black Stone, in a symbolic sunnah, usually carried out in emulation of the Prophet Mohammad, nevertheless, prayed for knowledge and power.
The Black Stone is among the most sacred objects in Islam, embedded in the southeastern nook of the Holy Ka’abah in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, surrounded by a silver body.
Muslims maintain it in nice reverence as a result of Islamic custom teaches that it got here from paradise and that Prophet Mohammad kissed it. It is due to this fact an expression of religion and reverence, not an act of worshipping the stone.
The president, who concluded his five-day go to to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, mirrored on his religious journey to the Holy land, throughout which the Custodian of the Holy Mosques of Makkah and Madinah, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, granted him a uncommon privilege of main Nigeria’s delegation to wish contained in the Holy Ka’abah.
At the Holy Ka’abah, Tinubu supplied prayers of gratitude to the Almighty Allah for the privilege of serving as Nigeria’s President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.
Sheikh Dahlulah Muthawal of Masjid al-Haram led the president into the Ka’abah.
Tinubu thanked the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, for granting him and members of his delegation the chance to enter the Holy Ka’abah in Makkah and supply prayers to Almighty Allah.
The president described the honour as a historic and deeply cherished religious expertise, reflecting the longstanding bonds of friendship, mutual respect and cooperation between Nigeria and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
“I need to say an enormous thanks for the religion, for the popularity. I can’t consider the fencing of the Ka’abah is in Green-White-Green, which reminds us of the Nigerian identification.
“I thank the Crown Prince and all of the directors of the holy land. I thank them for the hospitality and recognition given to me because the chief of the delegation and the nation.
“We are all going through challenges and hostility round us. We will overcome them with religion in God Almighty. I’m grateful perpetually. I thank the King and the royal Crown Prince.
“It is an honour that I enjoyed, and it is gracious of them to have allowed me to enter inside the Ka’abah. This is history.”
Tinubu stated he requested Allah for knowledge and resilience to proceed serving Nigerians, and expressed confidence that his prayers have been answered.
According to him, “I asked for wisdom and resilience to continue to serve the people. I know that prayer has been granted. Before the 2023 election, I did the same thing. I asked Allah to bless my Umrah then, and He did. And I promised that I would come back to thank Him.”
He mirrored on the message from the Holy Qur’an in Surah Aal-Imran, Verse 26, which affirmed that Almighty Allah is the Owner of all sovereignty, granting energy and authority to whom He wills and taking them away from whom He wills.
The president stated energy is a belief that have to be exercised responsibly, with humility and in the service of the individuals, recognising that no place of authority is everlasting and that final sovereignty belongs to Almighty Allah.
“There is no other God but Almighty Allah. He is the giver and the taker. He owns power and authority. He says, ‘If I give you, use it well. If you don’t use it in accordance with my dictates, I can take it from you and give it to another person. I am the only One who has that authority,” the president stated, quoting the Qur’an.
Tinubu stated religion in Allah had strengthened his conviction that his emergence as Nigeria’s chief was a unprecedented blessing that have to be matched with devoted service to the nation.
“I have faith in that, and I believe extremely well that He has done me and my country a great favour. Out of many millions of people, to be the President and Commander-in-Chief is a favour that only Almighty God can do to a human being,” he acknowledged.
Tinubu reiterated his dedication to Project Nigeria and his dedication to construct a affluent nation, make investments in the way forward for younger Nigerians, and pursue improvement in line with the desire of Almighty Allah and the individuals’s aspirations.
He emphasised that his dedication to Project Nigeria had grow to be even stronger, assuring Nigerians of his resolve to pursue insurance policies and programmes that may promote prosperity, nationwide improvement and shared progress.
“My dedication to Project Nigeria is larger. I’m decided to usher in prosperity and absolutely develop the nation, per the want of Allah and the help of the individuals.
“It is important to put Allah first, then move on. Follow your conscience. Follow the right path that will lead Nigeria to that greatness,” Tinubu stated.
On the nation’s financial outlook, the president expressed optimism concerning the progress made below his watch, describing the financial basis as stable and the nation’s emergence from a tough interval as encouraging.
“The foundation is solid, and the economy has come out of the dark tunnel. This is inspiring.”
He maintained, nevertheless, that nation-building required sustained funding in younger Nigerians’ future, noting that at present’s leaders’ selections would decide how future generations bear in mind them.
“We need to build a future for our youth. If we don’t invest in their future, how do we want to be remembered as leaders 50 years from now? That’s the main thing. So this is a rare privilege to lead the country,” he added.
Tinubu reiterated that his administration would stay centered on strengthening the nation’s financial foundations, increasing alternatives for younger individuals and creating the circumstances mandatory for Nigerians to grasp their potential.
The president thanked Almighty Allah for the chance to steer Nigeria and reaffirmed his dedication to justify the arrogance the Nigerian individuals have positioned in him by means of purposeful management and an everlasting dedication to nationwide progress.
Earlier, the President, had disclosed on X @OfficialPBAT, that he had concluded his go to to Saudi, including that he used the chance of the go to to wish for peace, unity and prosperity to reign supreme in Nigeria.
Tinubu, in keeping with the four-paragraph submit, acknowledged: “I’ve concluded my go to to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the place, along with members of my delegation, I had the uncommon honour of coming into the Holy Kaaba to wish, and of performing Umrah.
“I’m deeply grateful to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud @KingSalman, and to Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman for extending this privilege to us, and for his or her gracious hospitality and brotherly care.
“It reflects the enduring bonds of faith and friendship between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia. In those sacred moments, I prayed for peace, unity and prosperity for our dear nation and for all Nigerians.”
Seized by feelings, Minister of Justice Lateef Fagbemi, his Health and Social Welfare counterpart, Prof Ali Pate, Governors of Borno, Sokoto, Jigawa, Kaduna, Yobe and Kwara States in addition to captains of trade, together with Chairman of BUA, Abdulsamad Rabiu and CEO of Oando, Wale Tinubu, expressed gratitude to Allah and the president for permitting them to enter and pray with him in essentially the most holy mosque and sacred floor in Islam.
Makinde-Daura Campaigns Berates Tinubu over False Economy Claims in Mecca, Saudi
The Makinde-Daura Presidential Campaign Organization (MDPCO) has berated President Bola Tinubu for allegedly falsely claiming in Mecca that Nigeria’s economic system has “come out of the dark tunnel” when in actuality the economic system was worsening by the day.
The Makinde/Daura presidential campaigns stated it was profane that President Tinubu may stand earlier than the Holy Ka’abah in Makkah to make such a spurious declare regardless of the damming indices exhibiting that the nation was sinking deeper into poverty below him with over 140 million residents (63% of the inhabitants) residing in abject poverty.
In a press release, the Director of Strategic Communication of the Makinde/Daura presidential marketing campaign, Richard Ihediuwa, stated, ‘’While President Tinubu made his false claims in Mecca, a whole bunch of companies are closing on every day foundation in Nigeria because of the antagonistic impact of his punishing financial insurance policies and harsh taxes.
“This is simply as mass unemployment has grow to be a brand new regular with over 60 million Nigerians going through acute meals insecurity and going to mattress on empty abdomen with no hope in sight below the Tinubu administration.’’
The Director of Strategic Communication of the marketing campaign, additional stated, ‘’Under President Tinubu’s rule, insecurity continues to fester to the extent that residents can now not freely transfer across the nation to ply their trades, go to their farms and have interaction in different business actions, an unsightly scenario with attendant detrimental implication on the economic system.
‘’Despite being an oil producing nation, gasoline value in Nigeria stays unaffordable at N1,500 to N2,000 per liter in varied elements of the nation, driving excessive prices of residing, harsh enterprise atmosphere and eroded buying energy of residents.
‘’Today, below President Tinubu’s voodoo economic system Nigeria’s infrastructure deficit has hit an estimated $2.3 trillion, with specialists stating that the hole would require roughly $100 billion yearly over the following 30 years to repair.
‘’It is ironic that President Tinubu claims that the economic system has come out of the darkish tunnel when he’s mortgaging the way forward for the nation with reckless borrowing from overseas collectors with no verifiable investments in initiatives or programmes and no clear-cut plan to repay the N166.7 trillion debt gathered below his watch,’’ the marketing campaign council stated.
The APM presidential marketing campaign stated Nigerians anticipated President Tinubu to make use of the sacred precincts of the Holy Ka’abah, to hunt real contrition earlier than the Almighty Allah, shed the trimmings of presidential energy and confront the damning document of his administration in opposition to the crushing hardship and widespread distress its insurance policies have inflicted on nation.
‘’The indisputable fact that President Tinubu can, in the face of the present financial quagmire, declare that the nation economic system has come out of the darkish tunnel, solely goes to verify that he has come to his wits finish and has nothing extra to supply as president.
‘’His affirmation in the Holy Land that the Almighty Allah offers energy and might take from him to whom He wills, involves Nigerians as an answered prayer given their earnest want and supplication for a breath of contemporary air below a brand new management,’’ the assertion stated.
2027: S’East CAN, Others Endorse Tinubu
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), South East zone in addition to the Hausa and Yoruba communities in Ebonyi State, have endorsed President Tinubu for re-election in the 2027 elections.
The completely different our bodies made the endorsement yesterday in Abakaliki throughout a Town Hall assembly powered by the Directorate of Infrastructure, Mobilisation and Sensitisation of All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC).
Addressing members of the affiliation, the President of the Christian Fellowship of Nigeria (CFN), South East zone, Rev. Fr. Abraham Nwali, appreciated the president for uplifting the zone by means of large infrastructure.
He urged the members of the affiliation and all the individuals of the zone to help Tinubu’s re-election as mark of appreciation for his love for the area.
“We are owing our leader the president and Minister of Works, His Excellency, Senator David Umahi, appreciation, and the only way we can show the appreciation is to support the president in the 2027 general election,” Nwali acknowledged.
A former President of the Women Wing of the affiliation, Mrs. Uche Charity Ujunwa, stated Tinubu has introduced reforms to the nation which was impacting positively on the individuals and referred to as for help of the President in the 2027 normal election.
Leader of the Youth Wing of CAN South East, Peter Onyeabor, assured the president that all the Christian youths in the zone would ship the president in the overall election.
On their elements, Kazeem Bankole, chief of Yoruba group in Ebonyi and Alhaji Danjuma Gambo, chief of Hausa group in the state, declared that they might mobilise the communities to ship Tinubu and all of the APC candidates in the overall election.
