The Muslim Media Practitioners of Nigeria (MMPN) has congratulated it’s Grand Patron, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III on his 15 years anniversary on enthronement.
National President of MMPN, Alhaji Abdur-Rahman Balogun said the Sultan Abubakar, who is also the President-General of Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), deserves to be celebrated.
Balogun quoted the Director of Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) Prof. Ishaq Akintola’s 15th year coronation lecture on Sultan Abubakar, saying, “The Sultan effectively falls into all three categories of greatness. As a prince of the highest traditional stool in Nigeria, he was born great.
“By rising with a dint of handwork and discipline to become a Brigadier General in the Nigerian Army and by actualizing his prince-hood to sit on the throne of his forefathers in the Sultanate, he achieved greatness.
“Thereafter, by virtue of his twin role as the Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the NSCIA, where he has to play the highly challenging role of leading more than 120 million Muslims, he has greatness thrust upon him”.
Balogun said that as the 20th Sultan of Sokoto, who was crowned on November 2, 2006, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, is an exemplary leader, a bridge builder, humble servant of Allah and an advocate of religious harmony in Nigeria.
He said the Sultan’s wonderful leadership role has earned him accolades both from Nigeria and abroad as the ‘people’s Sultan’ , youth and peace Ambassador.
“The Sultan, for the first time in the history of. Sultanate in Nigeria, has created many interventions geared towards improved socio-economic cum spiritual welfare of Muslims and humanity in general.
“It is our fervent prayer for the Sultan for Allah (SWT) to continue to elevate him, grant him longevity of life to be able to serve the Ummah and preserve him for us in goodness,” Balogun said.
