The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has appointed five new imams for the national mosque in Abuja.
On Tuesday, Ishaq Oloyede, the secretary-general of the
council, unveiled the five residents and visiting imams for the national
mosque.
The newly appointed imams are Ilyasu Usman (visiting, Enugu
state), Luqman Zakariyah (resident, Osun state), Khalid Abubakar (visiting,
Plateau state), Haroun Muhammad Eze (resident, Enugu state), and Abdulkadir
Salman (visiting, Kwara state).
“As part of the measures to strengthen the religious affairs
unit of the national mosque and to further harness its vast potential as a
centre for worship, training, learning, and scholarship, the council has
completed the process of appointing five additional residents and visiting
imams for the mosque,” Oloyede said.
“The five volunteers have been considered by the general
purpose committee (GPC) of the NSCIA and subsequently recommended for the
endorsement of the expanded general purpose committee (EGPC).
“The EGPC, at its meeting held on Sunday, Dec. 1, endorsed,
on behalf of the general assembly, their appointments, subject to the
endorsement of the national fatwa committee, which has also cleared the five
imams as qualified to be imams of the mosque.”
Oloyede described the appointment of the new imams as a
milestone because the appointees are particularly from the south-west and
south-east geopolitical zones.
“You will recall that during a similar news conference held
on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017, where the changes in the administration and
management of the mosque were done with the appointment of Prof. Shehu
Galadanci as the Murshid,” he said.
“I informed you of the intention of the NSCIA to appoint
more imams, particularly from the south-south and south-east geopolitical
zones.
“To today’s news conference, therefore, is a further
fulfilment of that promise.”
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