Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has appealed to Nigerians to always pray for their leaders even in bad situations.
The Sultan made the appeal at the University of Ilorin on Thursday, while speaking during a public lecture and book presentations in honour of Professor Is’haq Oloyede.
Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Oloyede, formally retired from the services of the University of Ilorin after attaining 70 years of age.
The books were titled: “Islamics, Scholarship and Service to Society, A Festschrift for Is-haq Oloyede”, and “Glimpses into the Giant: A Tapestry of Tributes to Prof. Is-haq Oloyede at 70”.
According to Sultan, Nigerians should stop the habit of cursing their leaders but pray for them no matter how bad the situation is.
He said: “Don’t curse your leaders, no matter how bad they may be, but pray for them. Never talk ill of your leaders. Even if a leader is bad, pray for him”.
Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), who was the chairman of the event, also charged Nigerians to encourage their leaders to perform optimally and not to castigate them all the time.
