By Umar Faruk,Birnin Kebbi
The Kebbi State Governor, Comrade Dr. Nasir Idris, has commissioned the newly constructed Sheikh Abdullahi Fodio Jumu'at Mosque in Badariya, Birnin Kebbi. The mosque was built by Alhaji Ibrahim Bagudu, younger brother to the immediate past Governor of Kebbi State and current Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu.
Representing the Governor at the commissioning ceremony, Deputy Governor Senator Umar Abubakar Tafida commended Alhaji Ibrahim Bagudu for his philanthropic gesture, describing it as a noble act worthy of emulation. "The Kebbi State Government has constructed and renovated over 100 Jumu'at mosques across the state, and encouraged members of the Muslim Ummah to follow Bagudu's example by investing in both Islamic and western educational institutions for societal development," he said.
The mosque has been handed over to the Jama'atu Izalatil Bid'a Wa'iqamatis Sunnah (JIBWIS), Kebbi State Chapter. JIBWIS National Chairman, Sheikh Abdullahi Bala-Lau, advised Islamic clerics not to politicize their sermons, urging them to focus on prayers, teaching, and the propagation of Islamic values.
Bala-Lau also presented Malam Munzir Abbas-Jega, a PhD holder, as the newly appointed Imam of the mosque, stating that he was selected based on merit. "We call on the congregation to respect the Imam regardless of his age and urge the new Imam to fear Allah in the discharge of his duties," he said.
The commissioning ceremony was attended by several dignitaries, including the Speaker of the Kebbi State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Muhammad Usman, Hon. Bello Ka'oje, Member representing Suru/Bagudo Federal Constituency, and the APC State Chairman, Abubakar Kana Zuru, among others.
A two-Rakaat congregational prayer was performed in the mosque, attended by a large number of Muslims, before the commissioning ceremony
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