LAGOS CHIEF IMAM DYNASTY, AN INSTITUTION FOR STABILITY — SANWO-OLU

‘LAGOS CHIEF IMAM DYNASTY, AN INSTITUTION FOR STABILITY’ — SANWO-OLU

•Governor, Deputy join Lagos Muslim community at 100 Years remembrance of late Imam Ibrahim Ankuri

The role played by the Muslim community in shaping the socio-religious values of Lagos dates back to the period of introduction of Islam to Yoruba land, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said.

The Governor said the unbroken service by the House of Chief Imam of Lagos towards strengthening the peace and tolerance in the State over the centuries has elevated Lagos Central Mosque (Moshalashi Jimoh) as a critical faith institution promoting the stability in the State.

Sanwo-Olu spoke at the ceremony organised by the Lagos Central Mosque to mark 100 Years Remembrance of the late Chief Imam Ibrahim Ankuri and 170 Years of the Turbaning of the late Chief Imam Nafiu Gana.

The Governor, his Deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, and members of the State cabinet physically graced the event held in the mosque hall at Nnamdi Azikiwe Street, Lagos Island.

Sanwo-Olu said Lagos Muslim community had built centuries old legacy of religious tolerance and peaceful coexistence, stressing that the community’s deployment of Islamic and conventional teachings to strengthen the moral ethos fundamentally transformed the State’s moral values.

The Governor urged the community to continue to emulate the values bequeathed by the late Imam Ibrahim, asking the Muslims to devote themselves to activities that would protect the legacy laid down by the House of Imam.