Two days to the 2023 presidential election, Tijjanniya leader, Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi, has directed his followers to vote for Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that Sheikh Dahiru said he opted for Atiku because most of his followers have pitched their tent with the former vice president.
“You can’t bite true believers twice. Some people were saying vote for who will continue from where they stop, we didn’t enjoy where they stopped.
“Majority of my People told me that they will vote for Atiku, and I will not leave my people. I will be with my people to see what Almighty Allah will do.
“We are praying to Allah to give Nigeria the best leader who will ease the sufferings of Nigeria and bring rapid development,” the cleric said in a viral audio.
Sheikh Dahiru, 95, is the most prominent Islamic cleric in Northern Nigeria. He is Deputy-Chairman of the Fatwa Committee of the Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs (NSCIA).
