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Use Your Diversity To Make Nigeria Better, Sultan Urges
The Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar has appealed to Nigerians to use their diversity and make Nigeria a better country.
Abubakar made the appeal, last Saturday, while speaking at the grand finale of the National Conference of the Muslim Students in Secondary Schools (NACOMSISS) and national quiz competition entitled, “Nigerian Muslim Youth and contemporary challenges: Towards a new education strategy”, held at the University of Ibadan in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
At the event were the National Amir (President) Muslim Students Society of Nigeria (MSSN), Dr. Taofeeq Yekinni; Chairman, Muslim Community in Oyo State, Alhaji Kunle Sanni; Chairman, University of Ibadan Muslims Community, Prof Kuta Yahya; Chief Imam, University of Ibadan, Prof Abdulrahman Oloyede; and the Deputy Gubernatorial candidate of the Action Democratic Party (ADP) in the 2019 general election, Prof Abideen Olaiya; among others.
Abubakar, who doubles as the president general, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) while acknowledging the fact that there are many ethnic groups, tribes, languages and faiths in Nigeria, urged fellow citizens to make use of the differences among them as a source of inspiration and development and not source of chaos and problems for the country.