Ahead of the 2023 presidential election, a special prayer is
to be held on Thursday, April 28, for the National Leader of the All
Progressives Congress and presidential aspirant, Bola Tinubu, in Mecca.
It was gathered that the session tagged ‘Special Tawaf for
Asiwaju’ would commence at 12 noon with participants wearing their ihram
(sacred dress of Muslim pilgrims) attire.
In a copy of the invitation card obtained on
Tuesday evening, participants are expected to converge on the King Abdulaziz Gate,
Saudi Arabia.
Tawaf refers to encircling the Ka’abah seven times in an
anti-clockwise direction as part of Umrah or Hajj while supplicating.
“The session is to commence by 12 noon and would be
conducted around Kaabah at the centre of Islam’s most important mosque, the
Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
“Participants are to wear the ihram attire and congregate at
the King Abdulaziz Gate.
“The Tawaf is expected to be attended by some Islamic
scholars and political leaders from Nigeria, including the Speaker of the Lagos
State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa,” a statement from the Chief Press
Secretary to the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Eromosele
Ebhomele, said.
The statement made available to our correspondent was
titled, “2023 election: Special Tawaf to Hold in Mecca for Tinubu”.
Obasa was quoted as saying the event was also to thank God
for the former governor of Lagos ahead of the presidential election.
According to Obasa, all those expected to partake in the
Tawaf have the faith that God would ensure peaceful electioneering and victory
for Tinubu.
“We have come to seek the favour of Allah and His blessings
for Asiwaju in the coming election. We are not testing Allah’s will and power
but soliciting His blessings, support and anointing because Allah is sufficient
for us.
“We are doing this in support of Asiwaju’s presidential
ambition.
“Having consulted widely and across the country, we strongly
believe that every other thing required for the success of the election and
victory for Asiwaju are in the hand of Almighty Allah,” the Speaker said while
urging other Muslims and well-meaning Nigerians to join the session.
Advertise on NigerianEye.com to reach thousands of our daily users
No comments
Post a Comment
Kindly drop a comment below.
(Comments are moderated. Clean comments will be approved immediately)
Advert Enquires - Reach out to us at NigerianEye@gmail.com