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Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, said on Saturday that money based politics was a major factor responsible for unprecedented corruption and bad governance in the country.

The monarch, who is also the President-General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), made the assertion at the 23rd Ummah Convention, organised by the Ummah Movement, in Abuja.

The theme of the convention was, “ The Muslim Voice on Good Governance in Nigeria.“

He regretted that the nation’s political culture had deteriorated and become increasingly mercantile, where money becomes everything, saying “we cannot allow full reins to money politics and expect corruption to go away.

“ This is partly responsible for bad governance that has…



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