Tinubu Meets Sultan of Sokoto
Last update: March 16, 2026
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Sultan of Sokoto meets Nigeria's President at presidential villa...
President Bola Tinubu has received the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
The meeting came a few days after the Sultan was absent from the President’s interfaith Iftar dinner with religious and traditional leaders held on March 9.
At the event, the Sultan was represented by the Etsu Nupe, Yahaya Abubakar, who stood in for both the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs and the Sultan.
CBI News reports that the meeting between the President and the Sultan also took place just days before the end of the Ramadan fasting period.
Photos released by the State House media office on Sunday showed Tinubu and the Sultan exchanging pleasantries during what appeared to be a private audience at the Presidential Villa.
The Sultan, who serves as President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), has maintained regular consultations with the President on national matters.
Since the start of Ramadan, President Tinubu has hosted several Iftar dinners at the Presidential Villa, bringing together top government officials and political leaders.
Among those invited to the gatherings were state governors, senators, members of the House of Representatives, security chiefs, and leaders of political parties.
During the March 9 interfaith Iftar, which brought together Muslim and Christian leaders as well as traditional rulers from the six geopolitical zones, the President reiterated his administration’s commitment to addressing the country’s security challenges.
