Former Chief Imam of the National Assembly Legislative
Quarters Mosque, Sheikh Muhammad Nuru Khalid, says the termination of his
appointment was a price he paid for Nigerians who have no voice.
Recall that a few days after the Imam was suspended
following his sermon that criticized the current government over inability to
tackle the security situation, he was finally sacked on Monday.
Reacting to the sack which is currently generating reactions
across the country, Imam Khalid said the decision of the mosque’s committee was
a necessary price he had to pay for identifying with the suffering masses and
speaking truth to power.
Sheikh Khalid who spoke with Vanguard on Monday night, revealed
that he has been given a fresh appointment by the Management Committee of a new
Jum’mat Mosque behind the Central Bank Nigeria, CBN Quarters, Abuja.
According to him, he is set to lead his new congregation
with effect from Friday, April 8.
According to him, “My sack is a reflection of how Nigeria is
today. Many people are hiding under the cover of religion to perpetrate all
manner of unwholesome acts.
“Such people would stop at nothing to take away people like
me.
“This is the price we pay for aligning with the people and
identifying with their sufferings.
“By the Grace of Almighty Allah, I will be leading my new
congregation this Friday, because as clerics we need a platform to operate.
“There’s a Jum’mat mosque we built behind the Central Bank
of Nigeria, CBN Quarters, in Abuja; I will now be leading the congregation
there.”
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