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Dino Melaye dares Tinubu to Quranic recitation contest

Former Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye, has challenged President Bola Tinubu to a Quranic citation competition following the President’s recent spiritual visit to Saudi Arabia for the lesser Hajj, known as Umrah. Read More: https://punchng.com/dino-melaye-dares-tinubu-to-quranic-recitation-contest/

Dino Melaye dares Tinubu to Quranic recitation contest

Dino Melaye, a former Kogi West Senator, has dared President Bola Tinubu to a Quranic citation competition. This challenge arose after the President's recent spiritual visit to Saudi Arabia for Umrah. Melaye, in a post on his X handle, expressed his readiness to engage the President in such a contest upon his return. He wrote, "Now that Alhaji Bola Tinubu is in Umrah.

Immediately he comes back, I challenge him to a Quranic citation competition with me. No one can mock God. SDM." This challenge follows details shared by Tinubu's Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, about the President's spiritual activities in Saudi Arabia, including his visit to the Holy Ka'abah in Makkah.

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