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"Recession Is Ordained By God", Says Sultan Of Sokoto.


Sultan of Sokoto Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III yesterday said the recession being experienced in the country and other parts of the world is ordained by God. “The only solution to this is for us to show piety and repent. It is ordained by God”, the President General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) said.

Sultan Abubakar spoke in Sokoto yesterday as activities for his 10th coronation anniversary commenced with the distribution of items.

ýItems worth N9 million were shared out to 270 widows, orphans and other indigent persons at a ceremony organised by the state Zakkat and Endowment Committee.

The monarch also admonished the adherents of Islam and Christianity to live their lives according to the dictates of their Holy Scriptures.

The Head of Nigerian Muslims, also urged for more proactive measures to prevent the frequent cases of kidnapping.

He called for more beneficial measures to be taken by governments at all levels, to cushion the suffering of Nigerians.

Governor Aminu WaziriTambuwal described as unprecedented the 10 years of Sultan Abubakar on the throne, noting that it had been “remarkable and historic.”

“He is an epitome of peace, unity and a bridge builder in Nigeria and beyond”, Tambuwal pointed out.
Emir of Kano Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II extolled the existing cordial relations between the Kano Emirate and the Sultanate Council of Sokoto.

Sanusi 11 described the Sultan as a father to all Nigerians, both Muslims and non-Muslims.

Sokoto State Zakkat and Endowment Committee Chairman, Alhaji Lawal Maidoki, listed the items distributed as 100 bags of rice, 50 grinding machines, 50 sewing machines, 50 freezers and 50 mattresses.

A special prayer session presided over by the Sarkin Malaman Sokoto, Sheikh Buhari Sirriddawaý for sustainable peace and unity in the state and Nigeria was conducted at the Sultan Bello Mosque in Sokoto.

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