Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu today reiterated calls for Nigerians to be steadfast in their prayers for the President-Elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to succeed as the president of the country.
The Governor made the appeal today during a Special Birthday Prayers and Thanksgiving to mark the 71st Birthday Ceremony of the President-Elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu held at the Lagos State Secretariat Community Central Mosque, Alausa-Ikeja.
Sanwo-Olu who was represented at the event by the Deputy Governor, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat stated that no leader has the intention to fail but upon the assumption into office, they are overwhelmed by the challenges and unexpected issues.
He therefore seeks the continuous prayers of Nigerians that the president-elect be surrounded with good people as Advisers and Aides who have the interest and good of the country and the citizens at heart and not their selfish interest.
Sanwo-Olu disclosed that Tinubu has a lot of good plans for Nigerians and will surely perform well in office. He however solicited for the support and understanding of Nigerians as he leads the country to a greater heights.
He said, “Asiwaju himself is very grateful to Almighty Allah for what He has done for him, my prayer for him is for Allah to be with him, to guide him to achieve those things he desires for this country because he has a lot of plans, I just pray that all those plans will materialize to impact on people and this country positively”.
He described Asiwaju has a very bold and determined man who has persevered a lot. “He doesn’t run away from challenges. So he is a man that understands what he needs for a nation to be developed and I just pray that he will be able to do all those things in his mind for development”.
Earlier in his lecture, the Chief Imam, Alausa Secretariat Community Central, Imam, Abdul-Hakeem Abdul-Gafar stated that the gathering was to give thanks to Allah for permitting Asiwaju emerge as the president-elect at the concluded presidential election and for preserving his life to witness his 71st birthday which comes up in the Holy Month of Ramadan.
In his remarks, the National Missioner of the Ansar- ud- deen Society of Nigeria, Sheik AbdurRahman Ahmad, charged Nigerians to continually pray for the president elect that Allah should help him, lead and guide him in the journey. He added that the people need to be supportive by being constructive, truthful and privately correct him and not continually praising him.
He also urged them to acknowledge that Asiwaju is not a magician knowing that the few months ahead may be tough and therefore, the people need to be tolerant as there will be light at the end of the tunnel.
