2023 Presidency: Muslim Clerics Shun Gov Mohammed, Prays For Yahaya Bello In Bauchi

Despite Bauchi State Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed’s rumored presidential ambitions, approximately 500 Muslim clerics from the state’s 20 local government areas have decided to pray for Kogi State Governor’s ambition.

Clerics gathered in Bauchi to offer special prayers for Governor Yahaya Bello to be elected President of Nigeria in 2023.

The clerics, predominantly Imams and Qur’anic school professors, prayed specifically to Allah to approve their demand and elevate Yahaya Bello to the nation’s coveted Aso Rock seat.

One of the clerics, Ustas Mubarak Mato Baba Karami, told journalists shortly after the special prayer session that the session was crucial because Nigeria was in desperate need of a young leader who could lead the country to unprecedented heights.

He stated that they believed the Kogi helmsman was capable of leading Nigeria out of the woods and rescuing the country from a slew of difficulties, including insurgency, banditry, kidnapping, unemployment, and other socioeconomic issues.

Governor Bello’s youthfulness motivated them to offer prayers for him to become the future president of the country, according to Karami, who led his colleagues from Bauchi Local Government Area to the prayer session.

“We were moved by the youthfulness of Yahaya Bello aspiring for the nation’s much-coveted seat in the efforts to fix the country.

“Well-meaning and patriotic citizens have for decades been yearning for positive change. We are, however, lucky now to have a youth who can positively steer the ship of the Nigerian state to the advantage of every citizen.

“Our ardent hope and confidence is Bello’s commitment and zeal to take the bull by the horn to aspire for the plum seat which is a commendable courage worthy of emulation by every youth worth his or her salt,” Karami told journalists.

Another participant, Imam Sulaiman Abdullahi Azare, expressed confidence that the prayers would not go in futility, adding that their supplications would not only meet their demand but also pave the way for peaceful co-existence among the diverse people of Nigeria.

Imam Azare said he was optimistic that their prayers would provide the much-desired leadership for Nigeria even if such was not bestowed on Governor Bello.