President TINUBU Grants Rare Press Interview after Praying in Mecca

President BOLA AHMED TINUBU has reaffirmed his commitment to the Nigeria and Nigerians, expressing his determination to build a prosperous nation.

President TINUBU equally renewed his commitment to investing in the future of young Nigerians and pursuing the development of the country in line with the will of Almighty Allah.

The President made the pledges all the way from Saudi Arabia while performing the Umrah spiritual exercise, after praying inside the Holy Kaaba, considered as the holiest site in Islam.

Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, BAYO ONANUGA, said President TINUBU was granted a rage privilege of leading his delegation to inside the Kaaba by KING SALMAN BIN ABDULAZIZ AL SAUD as the Custodian of the Holy Mosques of Mecca and Madinah.

ONANUGA said President TINUBU offered prayers of gratitude to the Almighty Allah for the privilege of serving as Nigeria’s President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.

In a video of the President responding to questions from a journalist on his entourage, while reflecting after the special prayer session, he said he prayed for wisdom and for the strengthening of Nigeria’s unity, among others.

In a statement confirming the development, ONANUGUA said President TINUBU also thanked King SALMAN BIN ABDULAZIZ AL SAUD, and Crown Prince MOHAMMED BIN SALMAN, for granting him and members of his entourage the opportunity to pray in the Holy Kaaba in Mecca.

He said the President was accompanied by the Minister of Justice, LATEEF FAGBEMI; the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare ALI PATE, and the Governors of Borno, Sokoto, Jigawa, Kaduna, Yobe and Kwara states, among others.