Sheikh Ahmad Abul-Faid Maikano(m), Sheikh Tahir Saeed(l), Mallam Abdallah Al-Azhari
The National Leadership of the Tijaniyya Muslims Council of Ghana has congratulated the President Elect, Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo, on his election as the President of the Republic of Ghana.
According to a statement signed by the Council’s President, Sheikh Ahmed Abul-Faid Maikano and National Chairman, Sheikh Tahir Saeed, the election of Nana Akufo-Addo is an indication and message to all Ghanaians and Muslims in particular, that people who persevere in their search for what is good, will be rewarded and blessed by Almighty Allah at the appointed time.
Nana Akufo-Addo, like former President Atta-Mills contested and won the Presidential Election on the third time since 2008; even when many Ghanaians thought, becoming the President of Ghana was never going to materialize.
The statement called on the President Elect to continue to seek the face of Allah in all his dealings and should not shun the counsel of good and wise people, saying, it is the good counsels and the blessings of Allah that makes a King or President a better one among its peers.
Meanwhile, the General Secretary of the Council, Ahmad Abdallah Al-Azhari, in an interview with theDaily Guide, commended Ghanaians for a peaceful election and prayed that, same happens when the President Elect assumes office come January 7, 2017.
“If we discipline ourselves and maintain the peace we are enjoying now, the President will then be able to work towards that country’s prosperity. He is a human, so let us all pray for Allah to continue blessing him with knowledge and good health, to enable him to steers that affairs of the country well and to the glory of Allah.”
Mallam Al-Azhari has been campaigning for the education of every Muslim child in the Upper East Region and in line with his campaign; he has called on parents to continue to sacrifice their comfort to raise money for the education of their all children, irrespective of their sex.
Ebo Bruce-Quansah, Bolgatanga