President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, met with prominent Nigerians, including his key ally and National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu.<\/p>\n
The president\u2019s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garuba Shehu, confirmed this development in a statement in Abuja.<\/p>\n
Shehu quoted Tinubu after an Iftar dinner meeting with Buhari, as appealing to elderly Nigerians to avoid inflammatory statements that could undermine peaceful co-existence among the country\u2019s diverse communities.<\/p>\n
According to the presidential aide, the dinner was also attended by the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa\u2019ad Abubakar III, and Emir of Kazaure, Dr. Najib Hussaini Adamu,<\/p>\n
The APC national leader enjoined the citizens to consider the enormity of challenges facing the country and support the president.<\/p>\n
He also urged Nigerians to rally round Buhari to solve the problems and stabilise the polity.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe president worked hard and will continue to do so to ensure peace and stability in the country, which are important for the economy to make progress.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese are the key pegs of his agenda. Let us all come together to support him,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
According to Tinubu, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is reputed for \u201csaucy and distractive statements.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n
He, therefore, urged Nigerians not to be angry with the opposition party, but assist them to overcome their \u201ccolossal defeat\u201d in the February 2019 elections.<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t blame them. They are handicapped by the traumatic feelings of the colossal loss of the election. You should help them to manage the trauma,\u201d he added. The APC national leader commended Buhari for the recognition of June 12 as the nation\u2019s Democracy Day.<\/p>\n
In his remarks, the Sultan pledged his support to the success of the Buhari administration.<\/p>\n
The Sultan led prayers for Buhari\u2019s second term in office and for the nation to overcome current challenges.<\/p>\n
Other guests at the Iftar dinner were: Nigerian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Justice Isa Dodo (rtd.), Malam Mamman Daura, Isma\u2019ila Isa, Mr. Wale Tinubu, and Mr. Hakeem P. Fahm, the Commissioner of Science and Technology, Lagos State.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, met with prominent Nigerians, including his key ally and National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu. The president\u2019s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garuba Shehu, confirmed this development in a statement in Abuja. Shehu quoted Tinubu after an Iftar dinner […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":10459,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,29,14],"tags":[37,97,38,65],"class_list":["post-10456","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-head-lines","category-policy","tag-bola-tinubu","tag-buhari","tag-election","tag-pdp"],"yoast_head":"\n