The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has declared that he has no favourite candidate in the 2027 presidential election.
Abubakar made the remark while denying reports of him urging Nigerians to support President Bola Tinubu’s reelection in 2027.
Abubakar insisted that he has no favourite candidate in the 2027 presidential election.
In a statement signed by his media aide, Prince Bashir Adefaka, the monarch said as a father to all, it’s not possible to support one candidate over others either privately or publicly.
The statement reads partly: “The attention of the Media Team of the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, CFR, mni, has been drawn to a report circulating on some social media platforms, creating the impression that the Sultan has called on Nigerians to support the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election.
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