{"id":692204,"date":"2019-08-26T16:39:35","date_gmt":"2019-08-26T16:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n\t\t\n<p><strong>From left: His Eminence The Sultan Of Sokoto, Chief Imam and the Governor of Sokoto State during the visit<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\nNational Chief Imam, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, was the host of the Governor\nof Sokoto State of Nig"},"modified":"2019-08-26T16:39:35","modified_gmt":"2019-08-26T16:39:35","slug":"sokoto-governor-hosts-chief-imam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/08\/26\/sokoto-governor-hosts-chief-imam\/","title":{"rendered":"Sokoto Governor Hosts Chief Imam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>From left: His Eminence The Sultan Of Sokoto, Chief Imam and the Governor of Sokoto State during the visit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The<br \/>\nNational Chief Imam, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, was the host of the Governor<br \/>\nof Sokoto State of Nigeria, Aminu Wazir Tambuwal, in the state capital.<\/p>\n<p>The Chief<br \/>\nImam was in the Nigerian state at the invitation of both the Governor and the<br \/>\nSultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa\u2019adu Abubakar to witness the wedding of the<br \/>\nlatter\u2019s daughter, as a special guest of honour. <\/p>\n<p>The Chief<br \/>\nImam\u2019s spokesperson, Sheikh Armiyawo Shaibu told <strong><em>DAILY GUIDE<\/em><\/strong> in a telephone<br \/>\nchat from Sokoto that \u201cthe cleric was accorded a high level courtesy by the<br \/>\nstate governor. The guest and the host held a joint prayer upon arrival. A<br \/>\nhistorical tourist trip took us to the graveside of the legendary Othman Dan<br \/>\nFodio. We also prayed at the mosque of Dan Fodio.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The<br \/>\nspokesperson said he was impressed with the outstanding simplicity of the<br \/>\npractice of Islam by the people of Sokoto adding, \u201cBesides the brevity of the<br \/>\nFriday congregational prayer sermon, all remained seated after the prayer. A<br \/>\nselected elder in the congregation was chosen to say a prayer during the<br \/>\nsession, something I find impressive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The visit<br \/>\nabove all, he said \u201crejuvenated the historical ties between the people of<br \/>\nSokoto and their Ghanaian counterparts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In<br \/>\npre-colonial times and during colonialism thriving caravan trade link existed<br \/>\nbetween the people of Sokoto and Salaga in the Northern Region and before that<br \/>\nKete Krachi.<\/p>\n<p>The<br \/>\nNational Chief Imam exchanged pleasantries with important dignitaries such as<br \/>\nthe Emir of Kano and former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)<br \/>\nMuhammad Sanusi Lamido II, The Chief Justice of Nigeria, the IGP of Nigeria and<br \/>\nother emirs from the northern part of the federation.<\/p>\n<p>Sheikh<br \/>\nOsman Sharubutu was given the rare opportunity to close the socio-religious<br \/>\nactivity with special prayers for the Sultan of Sokoto and the federal Republic<br \/>\nof Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>The Sultan<br \/>\nis the President-General of the Nigerian National Supreme Council for Islam<br \/>\n(NSCIA).<\/p>\n<p>Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia was said to have played an important role by directing the Ghanaian mission in Abuja to render the Chief Imam and his entourage with the necessary diplomatic support.<\/p>\n<p><strong>By A.R. 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