Sambo dumps Jonathan seeks support for Buhari’s administration

Less than a month to the end of the current administration, Vice President Namadi

Sambo on Saturday appealed to Nigerians to give the President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and his team their maximum support.

A statement by his spokesman, Umar Sani, quoted the Vice President as making the appeal at a stakeholders conference organized by the Muslim Students Society of Nigeria at the National Mosque, Abuja.

Describing government as a continuum, Sambo said Nigerians should cooperate with the incoming administration in order for it to succeed.

“Government, as you are aware, is a continuum and with the coming of a new democratic dispensation, it has ushered in a new government, which will soon be inaugurated.

“I urge you to continue to give them maximum support and cooperation to enable them succeed,” the statement quoted Sambo as saying.

The Vice President noted the contributions of the MSSN in positively shaping the moral upbringing of the Muslim youth.

He said the organization had remained one of the veritable tools for grooming youths to becoming responsible future leaders.

He also observed that the group has continued to promote national unity and harmony.

Sambo promised that the Federal Government would continue to support the society and all others with similar objectives.

He added that the government would also do its best in encouraging the youth to achieve peace and stability by forging inter and intra religious harmony.

He stressed the need for the MSSN and the entire Muslim community to propagate the true message of Islam as encapsulated in the Holy Qur’an, saying “The Message of Islam is the message of peace, hope, harmony, goodwill and brotherhood.”

The National President of the MSSN, Mallam Sirajudeen Folayemi, was also quoted as saying that the conference was convened to enable past and present leaders of the organisation to brainstorm on repositioning it to face modern challenges in Islamic propagation.

He used the occasion to congratulate the Federal Government in the successes recorded in the fight against terrorism and other social vices, while also appealing to Government to bring to justice the killers of Professor Ahmad Mustapha Falaki, a former national president of the organisation.