{"id":101654,"date":"2022-11-29T13:34:52","date_gmt":"2022-11-29T12:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=101654"},"modified":"2022-11-29T13:34:52","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T12:34:52","slug":"ill-continue-telling-truth-to-power-sultan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/ill-continue-telling-truth-to-power-sultan\/","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019ll Continue Telling Truth To Power- Sultan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa\u2019ad Abubakar III, has said he will continue to speak the truth to power even though some Nigerian politicians are not comfortable.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He charged leaders to take his advice as someone who is concerned about the well-being of the people.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Sultan Abubakar III, gave the advice at the 10th Memorial Anniversary Lecture of Dr Abubakar Olusola Saraki in Abuja.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The Anniversary with the theme, \u201cThe Leadership and Followership Debate,\u201d was well attended by dignitaries from the two main political parties in the country \u2013 the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples\u2019 Democratic Party (PDP).<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Sultan, who chaired the occasion, said the topic chosen by the organisers was apt and important.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He said, \u201cWe are into political activities and we are looking for leaders to steer the ship of State to an excellent destination, we must look at who a leader should be, what leadership should not be, what we should do as followers to ensure we have a good leader.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cSometimes when we say the truth as it is, some leaders don\u2019t feel so good about it, but we will continue saying the truth in whatever we do and whatever we say.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cWhen we do so, leaders should take such comments, as advice from people who are so concerned about what happens to the people that the Almighty Allah place under their care as leaders, so that you can discharge and acquit yourself most honorably here on earth.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The monarch tasked leaders to always uphold the truth, be honest, transparent and accountable.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa\u2019ad Abubakar III, has said he will continue to speak the truth to power even though some Nigerian politicians are not comfortable. 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