President Muhamamdu Buhari yesterday in Abuja declared his readiness to leave the Presidential Villa Abuja and return to Daura, his hometown in Katsina State, at the end of his tenure next year.
When he met with Jam’iyyatu Ansaridden (Attijaniyya) members in the Presidential Villa, he made this clear and praised the Islamic organisation for encouraging religious tolerance in the nation.
The president expressed his appreciation for the group’s contributions to fostering stability in various African nations to those being headed by Sheikh Muhammad Khalifa Niass, Khalifa of the Jam’iyyatu Ansaridden (Attijaniyya).
In a statement released by the presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, Buhari expressed gratitude to the group’s members for their fervent prayers for his administration and the nation, and he said he was looking forward to visiting his hometown of Daura in the coming five months when his term as president comes to an end.
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During the courtesy visit by the Islamic group, Sheikh Tijjani Shehul Hadi Almauritany offered prayers for the president, the country, and Nigerians while the recitation of the Holy Quran was conducted by Sheikh Abdullahi Lamine.
The Khalifa of the association, Sheikh Niass, in his remarks, drew attention to the biography of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, SAW, and the lessons Muslims can imbibe from his way of life.
Emphasising the need for genuine repentance, according to the teachings of the Holy Quran, Sheikh Niass pledged that the Attijaniyya movement would continue to promote peace and unity, in accordance with the teachings of Holy Scriptures and Islam.
Khalifah Niass also told the story of his late father, Sheikh Ibrahim Niass’s close association with Nigeria and its people, dating back seventy years, saying that the family was determined to continue to build on the relationship.