The spiritual leader in the Tijanniyah Sufi Order in Nigeria, Khalifa Muhammadu Sanusi II, has endorsed the candidacy of Senator Uba Sani, the All Progressives Congress(APC) gubernatorial flagbearer of Kaduna state.
Sheikh Tijani Sani Auwal Inyass, one of the leaders of the Tijanniyah in Nigeria, disclosed this at the 1st Annual General Meeting of the Tijanniya Grassroots Mobilisation and Empowernment Initiative of Nigeria (TIGMIEN) at the weekend.
A press statement issued by Director Strategic Communication of the APC Campaign Council, Malam Ibraheem Musa, Monday, quoted Sheikh Tijani Auwal as saying that Khalifa Muhammadu Sanusi II told them he is not politically aligned to any party.
The statement said the 14th Emir of Kano reportedly asked the followers of Tijanniyah in Kaduna to support Senator Uba Sani in the coming gubernatorial election.
It said Khalifa Muhammadu Sanusi II gave reasons for giving the directive to Sheikh Tijani, explaining that Khalifa Sanusi and Governor Nasir El-Rufai have been childhood friends and have been together through the thick and thin.
“So, there is no way that Khalifa will not support the candidate of Governor El-Rufai’s party,’’ Malam Ibraheem reported Sheikh Tijanni Sani Auwal as saying.
The statement said the Sheikh also told him who Khalifa Muhammadu Sanusi told the members of Tijanniyah sect to support in Kano, adding: “I will not disclose the name until I go to Kano.’’
Speaking at the event, Senator Uba Sani thanked TIGMEIN for inviting him to its AGM, adding that he is humbled by Khalifa Muhammadu Sanusi’s endorsement and promised to set up a committee to come up with a robust intervention for orphans.
“Anyone who held a political appointment in the past and didn’t do anything for the people should be rejected at the polls. The electorate should not bank on the campaign promises of the people who held public offices but didn’t empower the people by bringing dividends of democracy to them,’’ he said.
