Former Kogi West Senator, Dino Melay has challenged President Bola Tinubu to a Quranic recitation contest following his Umrah trip to Saudi Arabia.
Melaye threw the challenge in a post on his X handle on Monday, November 2, 2026.
He said he is ready to engage the President in the contest when he returns to the country.
In his words ” 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“.
This comes few days after the president’s departure to Saudi Arabia on October 29 after the presidency’s announcement of a prayer trip on October 28, for Nigeria’s peace and prosperity.
According to Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy in his post, a State House press statement on Facebook and X on October 28, 2026, Tinubu sought Allah’s guidance and blessings for Nigeria and its people in Makkah.
