Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has denied backing the Labour Party (LP)’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi for president.
An issued statement by the Media Team of the Sultan, Prince Bashir Adefaka, called on the public to ignore the irresponsible attempt to drag the Sultan into politics of 2023 by Obi.
The Sultan said ordinarily, the statement should not be dignified with a pinch of reaction, but because of the need to put the record straight for the sake of truth-seeking Nigerians.
The statement recalled that this was not the first time such a misleading statement would be circulated in an effort to climb on the influential personality and name of the Sultan to score political goals.
“Unfortunately for these pitiable political campaigners, Sultan of Sokoto is – strictly speaking – a traditional ruler and leader of Muslims of Africa’s most populous country. Moreso, as a retired Army General, his discipline, commitment, and unalloyed to Nigeria is non-negotiable.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the statement is fake because such an irresponsible write-up credited to him could not have emanated from anywhere near or around His Eminence”.
According to the statement, Obi was not one of those that paid a visit to the palace, be it on Wednesday or Thursday.
The statement added that it should, however, be made clear to the good people of Nigeria that this, like many others in the past by the Peter Obi campaigners, would not stop the Sultan from continuing to play his role as a multifaceted leader and father of all and so, as his doors would remain open to all aspirants across all parties and other meaningful people from across the country.
“More important to Sultan Sa’ad Abubakar at this time, and always, are security, peace and unity of Nigeria; especially as the nation is fast moving into its long-planned and heavily invested general elections.
“He will continue to support all efforts that will lead to the success of the election process. So, let any incoherent claims of naysayers be ignored. Sultan is not a politician”, it stated.
