Wednesday, December 11, 2024 -The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has announced the appointment of five new imams for the National Mosque in Abuja.
Ishaq Oloyede, secretary-general of the council, unveiled the
names of the appointees on Tuesday, December 10.
The newly appointed imams include 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.
He added that the appointments had been vetted by the General Purpose
Committee (GPC) of the NSCIA and endorsed by the expanded General Purpose
Committee (EGPC) and the National Fatwa Committee. “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,” he
said.
Oloyede described the appointments as a significant milestone,
highlighting the inclusion of individuals 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. Today’s
news conference, therefore, is a further fulfilment of that promise,” he
concluded.
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