Go beyond my ambition, keep praying for Nigeria, Tinubu urges Tawaf organisers

National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has urged organisers of the special Tawaf held for him at Mecca, Saudi Arabia to continue to pray for Nigeria.

Tinubu in a statement signed by his media office, thanked the organisers for putting together the programme for him.

He, however, urged them to look beyond his ambition to be Nigeria’s president and keep praying for the nation to overcome the challenges being faced.

The special Tawaf was organised for the former Lagos State governor by the Lagos State House of Assembly, led by Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa.

“As Muslim faithful continue their fasting and supplications to Allah in this Holy month of Ramadan, I express my gratitude to the Lagos State House of Assembly for their decision to organise a special tawaf (circumambulation of Holy Kaabah) and prayer session for me today (Thursday) in Mecca.

“I’m most honoured by this gesture purposed to be in furtherance of similar prayers seeking God’s blessings for my aspiration to lead our country from 2023.

‘However, while thanking Speaker Mudasiru Obasa and all members of the Lagos State House of Assembly for this important decision, I enjoin the Speaker and his colleagues to go beyond my ambition and pray for Nigeria as well.

“I urge them to intercede on behalf of the nation and beseech Almighty Allah for an end to the challenges besieging our country.

“I urge them to pray for President Muhammadu Buhari and his administration in their efforts to surmount these challenges.

“Pray to Almighty Allah to touch the hearts of bandits and criminal elements in our country so they toe the path of goodness in this blessed month.

“I also enjoin everyone organising or holding similar prayers either for themselves or for some particular causes to also remember to pray for our country in this sacred month,” Tinubu said.