President Bola Tinubu on Friday, met with the Sultan of Sokoto, Sultan Muhammad Sa’adu Abubakar, at the State House.
This was confirmed by Tinubu’s Special Assistant on New Media, Dada Olusegun, on X.
The meeting, which took place in the first-floor office of the President, was said to be part of wide consultations President Tinubu is having with religious and traditional leaders in the wake of the United States President, Donald Trump, describing Nigeria as a country of religious persecution and human rights abuses.
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Tajudeen Abbas, accompanied the Sultan to the ‘crucial’ meeting.
The meeting comes only a few days after the president met with the Archbishop of Abuja, Bishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama.
Ahead of the meeting, Tinubu, in a statement, said the nation was facing challenges head-on but would remain steadfast in its commitment to engage partners and champion state interests on the diplomatic front.
“We are confidently asserting our presence on the global stage, guided by unwavering calm, clarity, and a strong sense of purpose,” he said.
“We are indeed faced with terrorism – a challenge Nigeria has faced for almost two decades, and we will not back down.
“We will decisively defeat terrorism and claim victory in this battle. Security is non-negotiable, and we will never compromise on this principle. With unwavering courage and a steadfast commitment to the rule of law, we will prevail.”
He noted that Nigeria is “one united family” that would move forward together.
