Rising inflation in the country is affecting the maintenance of Ilorin Central Jumat Mosque in Kwara State. The secretary board of trustees (BoT) of the Mosque, Alh. Shehu AbdulGafar disclosed this yesterday during the meeting of the board of trustees and stakeholders of the Mosque held at the women’s wing of the Mosque in Ilorin.
“May I say that the cost of maintaining the edifice is increasing due to the growing inflation. The amount needed to support the Mosque and its facilities has skyrocketed. But I believe that as patriots, we can all ensure that enough resources are generated to keep the Mosque glowing to the glory of Allah.
“However, since the mosque has neither any form of investment nor a steady source of income, this gathering has become a necessity for compatriots not only to donate and make pledges but also to get enabling information on the state of the Mosque,” he said. The BoT secretary, therefore, appealed to the gathering, which had the attorney general of the Federation and minister of justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, Mal. Yusuf Ali (SAN), former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Alfa Belgore, Senator Salihu Mustapha and Engr Lanre Sagaya, Professors Yusuf Badmus and Hassan Salihu, IEDPU president, Alhaji AbdulMumin Abdulmalik, amongst other dignitaries in attendance to donate generously to the maintenance of the Mosque.
He reminded them that the Ilorin Central Juma’at Mosque, “ which is one of the most beautiful places of religion in Nigeria an.
