Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III. Photo credit: Web
Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has felicitated the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, on his 70th birthday.
Yusuf described the Sultan as a respected traditional and religious leader whose decades of service had contributed significantly to peace, unity and peaceful coexistence in Nigeria.
This was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by the governor’s spokesman, Sunusi Tofa.
The governor said Sultan Sa’ad Abubakar’s leadership had continued to provide guidance and stability on issues affecting the Muslim Ummah and the country at large.
