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PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu will lead a host of national and regional leaders to the 10th Annual General Meeting of the Muslim Ummah of South West Nigeria (MUSWEN), the umbrella body for all state Muslim communities and councils in the region. The gathering, which will also serve as a platform to raise N2 billion for empowerment programmes, scholarships and health facilities, is scheduled to hold on Sunday, November 16, 2025, at the Bola Babalakin Hall, Gbongan, Osun State. According to MUSWEN, President Tinubu will serve as the Father of the Day, while the governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Nurudeen Adeleke, will be the Chief Host. Other South West governors are also expected to grace the occasion. The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji (Dr) Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has been confirmed as the Special Guest of Honour, while the governor of Nasarawa State, Alhaji Abdullahi Sule, will deliver the keynote lecture titled: ‘Nigeria’s Economy: Any Hope for the Masses?’ In a letter addressed to President Tinubu and sighted by our reporter, the President of MUSWEN and Deputy President-General (South) of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Rasaki Oladejo, said the Assembly would provide an opportunity for the President to meet with a broad delegation of South West Muslim leaders. Oladejo, in the letter, reaffirmed the group’s unwavering support for the President, recalling past engagements and expressing continued faith in the administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda. “Your Excellency, you are our pride. We have demonstrated our unflinching support, love and loyalty long before the election,” the letter read in part. He reminded President Tinubu of the town hall meeting with South West Muslim leaders held in Ibadan on December 11, 2022, as well as the delegation’s visit to the President at the Federal Executive Council Chambers, Abuja, on October 20, 2023. “Your Excellency, South West Muslim leaders love you. We believe in your Renewed Hope Agenda and defend your policies at every opportunity. We see light at the end of the tunnel,” Oladejo added. The MUSWEN President noted that the Assembly will offer another opportunity for President Tinubu to engage directly with Muslim stakeholders from the region, similar to his recent meeting with Christian leaders in Jos. For further details, the statement indicated that the Chairman of the 10th MUSWEN General Assembly Central Planning Committee, Alhaji Murisiku Abidemi Siyanbade, may be contacted. Oladejo prayed for divine strength and guidance for the President, expressing confidence that his tenure would leave a lasting legacy of justice, peace and prosperity for all Nigerians.
