A Senior Pastor with the Peniel
Church of God in Calabar, Essien Ayi, on Tuesday donated N1million to help the
Muslim community in the Cross River State capital complete its central mosque.
The Nation reports that, Ayi who
represents Akpabuyo/Bakassi/Calabar-South Federal Constituency in the House of
Representatives, made the cash donation at Gbogobiri, an Hausa settlement in
Calabar.
“Every human being whether
Christian or Muslim believes in God, the creator. The religion may be
different. The mode of practicing may be different, but it is tilted towards
one being, which is God,” he said
“Also, the Muslim society has
been very supportive of me right from when I was chairman and they informed me
that their former mosque had been demolished and they are trying to erect a new
and befitting mosque. I feel as a representative, they too are my constituents.
”I am bound to make a token
donation towards the completion of that mosque. We should be be our brothers’
keepers. We are all Nigerians irrespective of our religion
“That is all we preach about. We
call for a harmonious living environment because if you don’t have a peaceful
atmosphere, you cannot even practice your religion. Let us come together. We
should not start fighting ourselves and make the environment unconducive for us
to stay.
”If we are in peace everyone can
practice their own religion. That is what we believe. Peaceful coexistence is
what we need,” he added.
Head of the Hausa community,
Sarki Lawan, who spoke through the Secretary of the Mosque Committee, Hashimu
Abubakar, expressed gratitude for the donation, which he said would go a long
way in the completion of the project.
“We are very happy. We appreciate
his concern about coming here to give us his donation. This is the first time
it has ever happened. He donated N1million and we assure him the money would be
put to use. The name of the mosque is Central Mosque and Islamic Centre in
Calabar.
“Work started about four months
ago and the money would help us a great deal. Our message to other politicians
is to emulate what he has done so that the people they are representing would
feel their impact,” he said.
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