Loyalists of the immediate past Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, Tuesday converged on Ilorin for a special prayer organised to mark his 57th birthday and expressed optimism that the former Kwara governor will stage a positive return into the political arena.
Two renown Islamic scholars, Sheikh Sulaiman Dan Borno, the grand Mukadam of Ilorin and Ustaz AbdulRazaq Aduagba, who delivered lecture at the prayer session, predicted that the former senate president, will bounce back despite his present political travails.
The scholars advanced Saraki’s passion for the progress of Kwara state and its people as reason for their positions.
Dan Borno and Aduagba spoke at the special prayer organised by loyalists, aides and admirers to mark Saraki’s 57th year birthday in Ilorin, Kwara state capital.
Dan Borno admonished Saraki and his supporters to see his present travails, especially the defeat he suffered in the last general elections as trial from God.
He pointed out that it’s those that God loves that He tries with such unpleasant occurrence so that they can live long to enjoy more of His abundant favours.
The famous cleric counseled the former Senate President not to despair, but rejoice” as God always reward good deed with good deed “, adding that the Sarakis have brought many Kwarans from obscurity to the limelights”.
For his part, Ustaz Aduagba said the presence of high ranking Muslim scholars, including the chief Imam of Ilorin, Sheikh Muhammad Bashir Salihu, Imam Murtala Alaaya, the Imam of Agbaji, Sheikh Aminullahi Tantolohun; and all members of Ilorin Emirate Council at the prayer was enough testimony that Ilorin is solidly behind him.
He noted with dissatisfaction that it was those that Saraki actually helped to become something in life that actually worked against him in the last general elections.
While praising those who still stand with the former Senate President, Aduagba counseled Ilorin people to desist from “bring him down syndrome “attitude which he noted is retarding the growth and development of the community.
Chief Imam Salihu later offered special prayers for Saraki, urging God to grant him long life and higher opportunity so that he can continue to impact on the lives of not only the people of Kwara state, but Nigeria in general.
