The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has said He alongside leaders in the country, have failed Nigerians by not doing enough to alleviate their sufferings.
He, however, urged Nigerians to exercise patience saying the sufferings in the land does not necessarily mean leaders do not care about the masses.
The Sultan made the statement at the inauguration of a new Mosque donated by the Qatar Foundation to the community of Rijiyar Kade in Kware local government area of Sokoto State on Thursday.
He said Nigerians should not give up, instead, should support its leaders with fervent prayers and to remain patient as the country’s challenges are being addressed.
“As leaders, we are aware of all the hardship the people are facing. However, I want to appeal to all of you to continue to remain patient with us and sustain prayers for us to deliver better.
“Moreover, I want to thank the Qatar Foundation for their commitment to serve the Muslim Ummah in various endeavours.
This gesture is highly appreciated,” the Sultan said.
Abubakar has in a recent remark at the first session of the 50th-anniversary celebration of the Arewa House in Kaduna, blamed Northern Governors for being responsible for the many problems facing the region such as poverty, illiteracy, insecurity, and religious intolerance.
He said, “The north of today is not the same north Sardauna wanted to see or had dreamt about. It’s not the same north that our children now roam the streets, begging for food in the name of Almajiranci.
It is not the same north in which Sardauna wanted all our girls to go to school and he was very passionate about girl child education. It is not the north that he has built and left a very solid foundation and it is now left for our politicians to build on that foundation."
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