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Vice President confers with Sultan of Sokoto
Accra, Jan. 9, Ghanadot/GNA - Vice
President Alhaji Aliu Mahama on Wednesday conferred with the
Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar III, a
prominent Muslim religious leader in Accra, where they
expressed the need for religious harmony in society.
The Sultan, who leads over 80 million Muslims in Nigeria and
West Africa, said as the Chairman of his country's
inter-religious body, comprising members of his faith and
Christians, one of his priorities was to promote religious
co-existence.
Alhaji Abubakar, who is the 20th Sultan of the time-tested
religious dynasty, is in Ghana to attend a two-day World
Justice Project, being organised by American Bar Association
to aid the over 40 participants to promote the rule of law
and the welfare of people in their various countries.
He asked for God's blessing for leaders of Africa to hold
the Continent together to promote peace and development.
The Sultan congratulated organisers of the Ghana 2008
African Cup of Nations and expressed the hope that it would
be one of the best football events of the Continent.
On a humorous note, he said, although he wished Ghana well,
he was sure Nigeria would carry the day.
Alhaji Abubakar, an ex-soldier was his country's Defence
Advisor to ECOWAS and in Pakistan, with oversight
responsibility in Iran, the Middle East and the Gulf States.
He was installed Sultan in November 2006, after the tragic
death of his predecessor in a plane crash.
Vice President Mahama harped the need for religious harmony
in the West Africa in Africa and asked the Sultan to use his
high office to pursue the objective.
"We are all worshipping one God with different approaches,
so I see no need for religious conflicts," he said.
Vice President Mahama expressed satisfaction that Nigerian
entrepreneurs are investing in finance and other sectors of
the Ghana's economy and called for more collaboration.
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