It appears religious leaders are now getting actively involved in partisan politics ahead of the 2023 general election.
At the Eid prayer in Kano on Saturday, July 9, the Chief Imam of Daawah Jumuat Mosque, Kano, Sheikh Muhammad Aminuddeen, threw his weight behind Rabiu Kwankwaso.
The cleric said the presidential of the NNPP has all the qualities to lead Nigeria and has outshone the APC and PDP presidential candidates.
Sheikh Muhammad Aminuddeen, the Chief Imam of Daawah Jumuat Mosque, Kano, has
reportedly urged Rabiu Kwankwaso, the
presidential candidate of the New Nigeria
People’s Party (NNPP), to pursue his ambition with vigour. Delivering the Eid-El-Kabir sermon to thousands of worshippers, including Kwankwaso on Saturday, July 9, the Imam said the former governor of Kano state “has all the qualities to
lead Nigeria and has outshone presidential
candidates of the APC and PDP.
Sheikh Aminuddeen noted that Senator Kwankwaso “is very
passionate about Nigeria’s developments”. He prayed to Allah to salvage Nigeria from the current security challenges and guide President Muhammadu Buhari to lead the country successfully. The prayer was also attended by the NNPP Gubernatorial candidate in Kano Abba Kabir
Yusuf and his running mate Comrade Aminu
Abdussalam, among other dignitaries. Legit.ng gathers that the Chief Imam is the son of late Sheikh Aminuddeen Abubakar, a popular
Islamic cleric in Kano and founder of Daawah
Group of Nigeria.