The Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU) will hold a chain of fasting and prayers on Friday, for the actualisation of the aspiration of Mallam Saliu Mustapha as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
It was gathered that Mustapha was a former Deputy National Chairman of Buhari’s Congress for Progressives Change (CPC) and a long term ally of President Muhammadu Buhari.
According to reports, Mustapha who is 49-year-old, was said to be the youngest of the aspirants jostling for the position of the national chairman of the ruling party, which has been slated for February 26, 2022.
In a statement released by the National President of its students section, Abdulwaheed Abdulsalam Kajola, Ilorin Emirate noted that the prayers became imperative to intercede spiritually for Mustapha in order for him to be able to actualize his ambition.
“We do not have money to give Mallam Saliu Mustapha, neither do we know the delegates that will vote to make him emerge the winner. But we’ve prayers and fasting, and we believe in their potency.
“Mallam Mustapha has been wonderful to us as an organization, and to the generality of our community. He deserves all the support he can get and we’re more than glad to render it.”
Meanwhile, in a notice circulated in flyers and pamphlets across the Ilorin metropolis on Tuesday, the students said preparations are already in top gear to ensure that the prayer sessions, scheduled for the iconic at Ilorin oldest central mosque, ‘idi-ape’ go smoothly.
Those expected at the event were prominent Islamic clerics from across the four Local Government Areas of Ilorin Emirates, including the Chief Imam of Ilorin, sheikh Muhammad Bashir (OON) Chief imam of ilorin among others.
