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Qadiriyya Sect Endorses Tinubu’s 2027 Re-election Bid
The Qadiriyya Sufi sect in Africa has declared its support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s bid for a second term in the 2027 presidential election.
The leader of the sect in Africa, Sheikh Qaribullah Sheikh Nasiru Kabara, made the declaration on Sunday when he received the Tinubu campaign team led by Senator Abdul’aziz Yari in Kano.
Sheikh Qaribullah said the appointment of Yari as Director-General of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council had further strengthened the relationship between the Qadiriyya Movement and the campaign.
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He said Yari had maintained a close relationship with the group for more than two decades and had openly supported the movement.
“For over 20 years, we have been together with Abdul’aziz Yari, and he has openly supported this house. He is one of us, and whatever he comes with, we have no option but to support it,” he said.
The cleric said the group believed Tinubu had a “good mission” for Nigeria and would support his bid for another term.
He also announced plans for members of the sect to begin prayers for the President, focusing on peace, economic recovery, job creation and an end to insecurity.
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“We are going to start prayers with all our followers. The prayers will be centred on peace, economic revival and jobs for our teeming youths. We are hopeful that as he mounts his second term, Nigeria would come out of the cocoon of insecurity,” he said.
Yari, who led the campaign delegation, said the team began its engagements with religious leaders because of the respect it had for them.
He was accompanied by former Kano State Governor and former APC National Chairman, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, James Faleke, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, Aminu Masari, Adamu Aleiro and other members of the campaign team.
